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East 47th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 47th Street - 1st Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 47th Street - 1st Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 47th St. E., 1934–1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 47th St. E.

    1934; 1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 47th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 47th St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 47th St. E., 1934–1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 47th St. E.

    1934; 1939

  • Manhattan: 47th Street - 1st Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 47th Street - 1st Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 47th Street - 1st Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 47th Street - 1st Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 47th Street - 1st Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 47th Street - 1st Avenue

    1939; 1940

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Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 47th St. E., 1934–1939

Photo 7 of 12 at East 47th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 47th St. E.

1934; 1939

(1) First Avenue, West Side, North from and including E. 47th Street, from the South West corner. The Sobol filling station on the S.W. corner of E. 48th Street occupies the sites of #855-857 and 859, First Avenue, demolished about 1927. The sixteen story apartment house in the next block was erected in 1930 on the sites of #865, 867 and 869 First Avenue. July 3rd, 1934 (2) The same, with a little wider sweep of view. July 23rd, 1939 Photographs by, P. L. Sperr,

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