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East 78th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1910 and 1922, oldest first.

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  • No. 875 Park Avenue. Southeast Corner Seventy-eighth Street., 1910-03

    No. 875 Park Avenue. Southeast Corner Seventy-eighth Street.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: 78th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1911

    Manhattan: 78th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1911

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 78th Street, 1922

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 78th Street

    1922

  • 50 East 78th Street (Madison Avenue - Park Avenue)

    50 East 78th Street (Madison Avenue - Park Avenue)

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Park Avenue - 78th Street, 1922

Photo 3 of 4 at East 78th Street & Park Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: Park Avenue - 78th Street

1922

880-886 Park Avenue, west side, between 78th and 79th Streets. The parlor store of No. 880 is kept by Eugene Clark, Fish Dealer. 878, not shown on the picture, is the corner house; -- from 878 to 888 inclusive the houses will be demolished in 1926 to make room for new 888 Park Avenue apartment house. 1922. Gift of E. M. Jenks.

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