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East 88th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1927, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 88th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 88th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 88th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 88th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1927

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 88th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1920

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Manhattan: 88th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

1920

415-421 East 88th Street, between First and Avenue A, showing P.S. 66/ Board of Education, N. Y. C. 1920.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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