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East 60th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

16 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 1st Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 1st Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929–1935

    Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929; 1935

  • Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929–1935

    Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929; 1935

  • Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 1st Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 1st Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 59th St., 1933

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 59th St.

    1933

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 59th St., 1933

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 59th St.

    1933

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 59th St., 1933

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 59th St.

    1933

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 60th St., 1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 60th St.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 60th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 60th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 60th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 60th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 60th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • 400 East 59th Street - First Avenue

    400 East 59th Street - First Avenue

    Unknown

  • 59th Street (East) - First Avenue, northeast corner

    59th Street (East) - First Avenue, northeast corner

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 59th St., 1933

Photo 8 of 16 at East 60th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 59th St.

1933

(1) First Avenue, east side, north from 59th Street; seen through the arch of the Queensboro Bridge approach. A boy is stealing a ride on a north-bound street car of the Second Avenue line. At the time of this picture, this line is about to be discontinued and replaced by bus service. March 5, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing a south-bound street car. March 5, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

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