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East 12th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1920

  • Feast of Santa Rosalia., 1929

    Feast of Santa Rosalia.

    1929

  • Feast of Santa Rosalia., 1929

    Feast of Santa Rosalia.

    1929

  • Social conditions - Housing - Views of tenements in poor neighborhoods of Manhattan., 1930

    Social conditions - Housing - Views of tenements in poor neighborhoods of Manhattan.

    1930

  • Social conditions - Housing - Views of tenements in poor neighborhoods of Manhattan., 1930

    Social conditions - Housing - Views of tenements in poor neighborhoods of Manhattan.

    1930

  • Social conditions - Housing - Views of tenements in poor neighborhoods of Manhattan., 1930

    Social conditions - Housing - Views of tenements in poor neighborhoods of Manhattan.

    1930

  • Social conditions - Housing - Views of tenements in poor neighborhoods of Manhattan., 1930

    Social conditions - Housing - Views of tenements in poor neighborhoods of Manhattan.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Social conditions - Housing - Views of tenements in poor neighborhoods of Manhattan., 1930

    Social conditions - Housing - Views of tenements in poor neighborhoods of Manhattan.

    1930

  • Tenements and storefronts with Christmas lights, from Elevated line: 1st Ave. - E. 12th St., Manhattan, 1935–1936

    Tenements and storefronts with Christmas lights, from Elevated line: 1st Ave. - E. 12th St., Manhattan

    1935; 1936

  • First Avenue - 12th Street looking north, 1942-08-24

    First Avenue - 12th Street looking north

    1942-08-24

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

Photo 12 of 13 at East 12th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

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View 1: East 12th Street, north side between First and Second Avenue. View 2: East 12th Street, south side between First and Second Avenue. P.L. Sperr.

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