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East 20th Street & Broadway, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1880 and 1919, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Broadway - 20th Street (East), 1880

    Manhattan: Broadway - 20th Street (East)

    1880

  • Broadway, West Side. 20th to 23rd St., 1899

    Broadway, West Side. 20th to 23rd St.

    1899

  • Broadway, East Side. 20th to 23rd St., 1899

    Broadway, East Side. 20th to 23rd St.

    1899

  • Manhattan: 20th Street (East) - Broadway, 1902-10-09

    Manhattan: 20th Street (East) - Broadway

    1902-10-09

  • Manhattan: 20th Street (East) - Broadway, 1902

    Manhattan: 20th Street (East) - Broadway

    1902

  • Manhattan: 20th Street (East) - Broadway, 1902-10-09

    Manhattan: 20th Street (East) - Broadway

    1902-10-09

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 20th Street, 1905

    Manhattan: Broadway - 20th Street

    1905

  • Manhattan: Broadway - [Between 20th and 21st Streets], 1914

    Manhattan: Broadway - [Between 20th and 21st Streets]

    1914

  • Broadway - 20th Street, 1918-01-06

    Broadway - 20th Street

    1918-01-06

  • Manhattan: 20th Street - Broadway, 1919

    Manhattan: 20th Street - Broadway

    1919

  • Manhattan: 20th Street - Broadway, 1919

    Manhattan: 20th Street - Broadway

    1919

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Broadway - 20th Street (East), 1880

Photo 1 of 11 at East 20th Street & Broadway, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 20th Street (East)

1880

Broadway, at the S.W. corner of East 20th Street. Building shown was occupied by Lord & Taylor, a department store, from 1872 to a later date. About 1880.

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