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East 83rd Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1911 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • East 82nd St. - No. 1015 Anthony Drexel - East 83rd St. - No. 1020 William Soloman - No. 1027 Geo. C. Clark], 1911

    East 82nd St. - No. 1015 Anthony Drexel - East 83rd St. - No. 1020 William Soloman - No. 1027 Geo. C. Clark]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 83rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 83rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 83rd Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 83rd Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 83rd Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 83rd Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1932–1939

    Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1939

  • Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1932–1939

    Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1939

  • Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1932–1939

    Manhattan: 83rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1939

  • 3 East 83rd Street - Fifth Avenue

    3 East 83rd Street - Fifth Avenue

    Unknown

  • 3 East 83rd Street - Fifth Avenue

    3 East 83rd Street - Fifth Avenue

    Unknown

  • 83rd Street (East) #3 - Fifth Avenue

    83rd Street (East) #3 - Fifth Avenue

    Unknown

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East 82nd St. - No. 1015 Anthony Drexel - East 83rd St. - No. 1020 William Soloman - No. 1027 Geo. C. Clark], 1911

Photo 1 of 12 at East 83rd Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

East 82nd St. - No. 1015 Anthony Drexel - East 83rd St. - No. 1020 William Soloman - No. 1027 Geo. C. Clark]

1911

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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