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East 76th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

36 historical photos taken here between 1921 and 1979, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 76th Street - 1st Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 76th Street - 1st Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 76th St. E., 1935

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 76th St. E.

    1935

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979, 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

  • Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

    Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

    1979-10-21

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Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979., 1979-10-21

Photo 12 of 36 at East 76th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Recreation - Running - Marathon, 1979.

1979-10-21

NEW YORK CITY MARATHON, Oct.21, 1979 (Sunday) All taken on 1st Ave. from 76th to 77th Streets 1. Goron Hogberg - Sweden 68 2. Bernard Allen - England 3. Ron Hill - England 3 4. Lasse Vinen - Finland 17 5. --6. Antonio Canovas - Catalunya 7. Carl Kupherschmid - Switz. 8. John Cain — England 205 9. ---10. David Reid - Ohio 11. Juhani Heishanen - Finland 149 12. Fred Volk - NYC (612) Ken Vanhoy - Atlanta, Ga. (264) 13. Edward O'Connell - NJ 361 14. ---15. George Basanda - NY (803) Mike Hill - Baltimore, MD. (314) 16. Brian Manghon - NY (325) David Dunne - NJ (1283) 17. Johan Kaggestad - Norway 18. William Lunny - Ireland (551) Gary Hetherington - England (712) 19. Matteo Cucchiara - NY 20. Duncan Mine - Conn. (355) Bo Jandon - Sweden (700) Vic Holman - England (610) Arve Kristiansen - Norway (737) 21. ---22. Don Schmitz - NY (2507) John Ansell - NY (3715) Terrance Gets — Florida (4022) 23. Guy Karezewski - France (713) David Solomon - NY (5754) John Richers (8834) Kari-Olof Olofsson - Sweden (8846) Nora Chang (F177) - NYC (F177) 24. Kenneth D. Roberts (2875) - NY Gerard Dargnat (1603) - France Sampe Rannikko (4341) - Finland William Tenes (3616) - Calif. 25. David O. Brownwood (9555) - Conn. Steven A. Rosenbaum (5686) - NY David L. Allman (4881) - Canada 26. John H. Schade (4500) - NY Jenzy W. Sulek (4719) - NY 27. Richard Korchien (3043) - NY Robert E. Goldman (3362) - NY (7629) 28. Eugne [sic] R. Iannuzzi (8064) - NY James D. Adams (7224) - NJ Edward F. Daly (3011) - NJ Randall S. Johnson (4033) - NY 29. Paul S. Jannett - Fla. 30. Charles Rodriguez - NY 31. David Stulberg - Ill. (4244) Barry E. Zweig (5608) - NJ Paul G. Boegenshausen (5608) - NJ 32. Gale Haydock (F178) - Mass. 33. Fredrick A. Yonkman (4001) - NY William E. Johnson, Jr. (3563) - Miss. Murray Low (3974) - NY 34. Georges Bruens (4359) — Belgium Paul R. Johnson (A925) - Ark. Jeffrey Posner (K147) — NY 35. ---36. Rolf J. Tnemp (2286) - Switz. 37. Gloria M. Pinida (F251) - Calif. Jean Jacques Laurans (2895) - France 38. Richard H. Hoyes (A827) - Jamaica John C. Kissinger (4782) - NJ 39. Joel Trace (4973) - NY Jody Grant (5941) - Texas Dennis L. Nordstrom - NY 40. ---41. Paul Ruchel (741) - NJ Gerald Cruise (9844) - Mass. PHOTOGRAPHER: Tommie L. McAuley

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