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

Photo 22 of 36 at East 34th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

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

1937

East 34th Street, west across Third Avenue, showing prominently the Third Avenue "El" station. This is of special construction and provided for its own trains, an overpass, and the former spur unit. In the background appears the vague outline of the Empire State Bldg. May 27, 1939 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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