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East 59th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 59th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 59th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 59th Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 59th Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 59th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 59th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 59th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 59th Street, 1934

Photo 3 of 15 at East 59th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 59th Street

1934

Third Avenue, east side, north from No. 999 between 59th and 60th Streets. April 21, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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