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East 38th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1933–1940

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1933; 1940

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1933–1940

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1933; 1940

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 38th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 38th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1933–1940

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1933; 1940

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 38th Street (East), 1939

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 38th Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 38th Street

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 38th Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1929–1936

Photo 3 of 15 at East 38th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

1929; 1936

(1) 151-141 East 38th Street, north side, between Third and Lexington Avenues, showing an old stable at No. 149. July 244, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) A view only of No. 149. July 24, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (3) A more extensive view westward. Note the construction of a new apartment house (No. 137 East 38th Street). April 8, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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