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East 36th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

54 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 36th Avenue - 2nd Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 36th Avenue - 2nd Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St., 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St.

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 36th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 36th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • General view - [Manhattan - 36th Street (East) - St. Gabriel's branch of the New York Public Library.], 1939

    General view - [Manhattan - 36th Street (East) - St. Gabriel's branch of the New York Public Library.]

    1939

  • General view - [Manhattan - 36th Street (East) - St. Gabriel's branch of the New York Public Library.], 1939

    General view - [Manhattan - 36th Street (East) - St. Gabriel's branch of the New York Public Library.]

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • General view - [Manhattan - 36th Street (East) - St. Gabriel's branch of the New York Public Library.], 1939

    General view - [Manhattan - 36th Street (East) - St. Gabriel's branch of the New York Public Library.]

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939; 1941

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • General view - [Manhattan - 36th Street (East) - St. Gabriel's branch of the New York Public Library.]

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939; 1941

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

    1939

  • General view - [Manhattan - 36th Street (East) - St. Gabriel's branch of the New York Public Library.]

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • 36th Street (East) #303, north side

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E., 1939

Photo 34 of 54 at East 36th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 36th St. E.

1939

Second Avenue, east side, north from East 36th Street, showing the cleared area extending to 37th Street. This is to be excavated for the approach to the new Midtown-Queens tunnel. Note the clearance at the far corner of 37th Street which opens to view the rears of tenements that face on 38th Street. The 16 story apartment house, No. 301 East, is at the N.E. corner of this thoroughfare. To the right is the darkened side of the New York Public Library branch. This will be demolished in early 1940. View 1: June 28, 1939 Views 2-3: July 23, 1939 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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