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East 126th Street & Lexington Avenue, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue, 1932

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Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

1932

145-149 East 126th Street, adjoining and east of the N.E. corner of Lexington Avenue. No. 147 is a two-story frame house. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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