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East 18th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

16 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street (East), 1915

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street (East)

    1915

  • Manhattan: 18th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 18th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 18th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 18th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936–1937

    Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936; 1937

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936–1937

    Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936; 1937

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 18th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1934

Photo 5 of 16 at East 18th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 18th Street - 3rd Avenue

1934

18th Street adjoining the N.W. corner of Third Avenue. May 21, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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