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East 117th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 117th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 117th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 117th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 117th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

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Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 117th Street, 1932

Photo 2 of 6 at East 117th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 117th Street

1932

Third Avenue, west side, north from 117th Street, showing in the foreground 2144–2146 Third Avenue, at and adjoining the N.W. corner of 117th Street, two frame houses will still stand in 1934. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York, Negative No. 160

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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