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East 44th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1968, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 44th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 44th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1930

  • General view - Midtown Manhattan - Grand Central., 1930

    General view - Midtown Manhattan - Grand Central.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - [Between 44th and 45th Streets], 1968

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - [Between 44th and 45th Streets]

    1968

  • General View: Midtown - Third Avenue - 44th Street

    General View: Midtown - Third Avenue - 44th Street

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1930

Photo 6 of 10 at East 44th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

1930

160, 158 East 44th Street, adjoining the south west corner of Third Avenue. September 20, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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