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East 36th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

54 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 1st Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 1st Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • First Avenue - 36th Street - 37th Street

    1939-06-28

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

Photo 30 of 54 at East 36th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

1939

East 36th Street (foreground), north side, between First and Second Avenues, showing a northerly view of the partially demolished St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church. This edifice faces on the south side of 37th Street, slightly east of Second Avenue. An entire block is being razed for the plaza approach to the Midtown-Queenns tunnel under the East River. Across the background are skyscrapers, which from left to right are, the Lincoln, Chanin and Chrysler. Buildings. P. L. Sperr May 26, 1939 Views: 1-2-3

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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