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East 11th Street & 4th Avenue, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 11th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 11th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - Between 11th and 12th Streets, 1933

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - Between 11th and 12th Streets

    1933

  • Manhattan: 11th Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 11th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 11th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 11th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 11th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 11th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 11th Street (East)

    1937

  • 4th Avenue at 11th Street and , Northeast side to , Manhattan, 1940-08-21

    4th Avenue at 11th Street and , Northeast side to , Manhattan

    1940-08-21

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 11th Street, 1936

Photo 5 of 10 at East 11th Street & 4th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 11th Street

1936

Fourth Ave., at the N.E. corner of East 11th Street. Note demolition of Nos. 93-99. A new United States Post Office will rise here. March 17, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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