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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: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street, 1936

Photo 10 of 16 at East 18th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street

1936

(1) Third Ave., east side, north from East 19th Street, showing the Third Ave. Elevated Line. Also seen (in the background), is the Chrysler Building. Note the Christmas trees displayed on the sidewalk. December 23, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a point several feet northward. December 23, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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