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East 27th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 27th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1915–1930

    Manhattan: 27th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1915; 1930

  • Manhattan: 27th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1915–1930

    Manhattan: 27th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1915; 1930

  • Manhattan: 27th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 27th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 27th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 27th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 27th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 27th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 27th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 27th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 27th St., 1942

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 27th St.

    1942

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 27th St., 1942

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 27th St.

    1942

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 27th St., 1942

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 27th St.

    1942

  • Manhattan: 27th Street - 2nd Avenue

    Manhattan: 27th Street - 2nd Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 27th St., 1942

Photo 7 of 10 at East 27th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 27th St.

1942

Under 2nd Ave. "L" 6-24-1942 P.L. Sperr, photographer

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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