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East 3rd Street & Lewis Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 3rd Street (East) - Lewis Street, 1935–1938

    Manhattan: 3rd Street (East) - Lewis Street

    1935; 1938

  • Manhattan: 3rd Street (East) - Lewis Street

    Manhattan: 3rd Street (East) - Lewis Street

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 3rd Street (East) - Lewis Street, 1935–1938

Photo 1 of 2 at East 3rd Street & Lewis Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 3rd Street (East) - Lewis Street

1935; 1938

East 3rd Street, south side, east from and including Lewis, to, but not including Tompkins Streets. September 16, 1935. P. L. Sperr. The New York Times (May, 1938) reports the demolition of No. 386 East 3rd Street (3 story, white front building), a structure four doors from the S.E. corner of Lewis Street.

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