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East 34th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

36 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1928–1930

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1928; 1930

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1928–1930

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1928; 1930

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1929; 1936

  • Third Avenue - 34th Street, northeast corner -, 1929-03-27

    Third Avenue - 34th Street, northeast corner -

    1929-03-27

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 34th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 35th Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 35th Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1939

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 35th Street (East), 1939

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 35th Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 35th Street (East), 1939

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 35th Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1939

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1939

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 34th Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 35th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1940

  • 34th Street (East) - Third Avenue looking west

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 35th Street - 3rd Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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34th Street (East) - Third Avenue looking west

Photo 35 of 36 at East 34th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

34th Street (East) - Third Avenue looking west

Unknown

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