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East 80th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

17 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 80th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 80th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 80th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 80th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Storefronts and tenements; M. Asinofsky Fancy Groceries: 300-310 E. 80th St.-2nd Ave., Manhattan, 1935

    Storefronts and tenements; M. Asinofsky Fancy Groceries: 300-310 E. 80th St.-2nd Ave., Manhattan

    1935

  • Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1937–1941

    Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1937; 1941

  • Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1937–1941

    Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1937; 1941

  • Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 80th Street (East), 1940

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 80th Street (East)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 80th Street (East), 1940

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 80th Street (East)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 80th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 80th Street

    1941

  • 80th Street (East) - Second Avenue, 1941-03-06

    80th Street (East) - Second Avenue

    1941-03-06

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 80th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 80th Street

    1941

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Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

Photo 6 of 17 at East 80th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 80th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

1936

East 80th Street, west from (No. 240) a point slightly west of Second Ave., showing condition of the sidewalk on the south side of the street. November 2, 1936. W.P.A. Photo. Federal Art Project.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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