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East 33rd Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

22 historical photos taken here between 1921 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1929–1935

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1929; 1935

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1929–1935

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1929; 1935

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1933–1940

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1933; 1938; 1940

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1933–1940

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1933; 1938; 1940

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1933–1940

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1933; 1938; 1940

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Clams., 1935

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Clams.

    1935

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St., 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St.

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St., 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St.

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St., 1942

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St.

    1942

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St., 1942

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St.

    1942

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St.

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St.

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St.

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 33rd St.

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1921

Photo 5 of 22 at East 33rd Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 33rd Street - 2nd Avenue

1921

(1) 33rd Street, 2nd Avenue.(Before reconstruction). December 7, 1919. (2) Same, after reconstruction. June 20, 1921.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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