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East 128th Street & Madison Avenue, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 129th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 129th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 129th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 129th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 129th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 129th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 129th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 129th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 129th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 129th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1932

Photo 3 of 12 at East 128th Street & Madison Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

1932

(1) 58-52 East 128th Street, east of, adjoining and at the S.E. corner of Madison Avenue. Nos. 52, 54, and 56 are three-story frame houses. No. 58 is a 2½-story frame house. July 28, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. Negative No. 308.

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