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East 86th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 86th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 86th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 86th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 86th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

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Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1932–1936

Photo 3 of 7 at East 86th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

1932; 1936

165-171 East 86th Street, north side, west of Third Avenue. No. 167 is a three-story frame house with a brick front. No. 169 is the 86th Street entrance of Loew's Orpheum Theatre, which extends through to 87th Street. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. Negative No. 233. The same. August 17, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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