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East River Drive & East 118th Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 119th Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 119th Street

    1900

  • Concord Hall, Southeast corner Riverside Drive and 119th Street ; Plan of first floor., 1908

    Concord Hall, Southeast corner Riverside Drive and 119th Street ; Plan of first floor.

    1908

  • Concord Hall, Southeast corner of Riverside Drive and One Hundred and Nineteenth Street., 1910-03

    Concord Hall, Southeast corner of Riverside Drive and One Hundred and Nineteenth Street.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 120th Street (West), 1926

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 120th Street (West)

    1926

  • Manhattan: Claremont Avenue - Riverside Drive, 1928–1931

    Manhattan: Claremont Avenue - Riverside Drive

    1928; 1931

  • Manhattan: East River Drive - 118th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: East River Drive - 118th Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: East River Drive - 118th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: East River Drive - 118th Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: East River Drive - 118th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: East River Drive - 118th Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - 199th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - 199th Street

    1937

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Manhattan: East River Drive - 118th Street (East), 1937

Photo 6 of 9 at East River Drive & East 118th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: East River Drive - 118th Street (East)

1937

(1) East River Drive, north from East 118th Street, showing the approach to the new Triborough Bridge. P. L. Sperr. July 16, 1937. (2) The same, north from East 119th Street. P. L. Sperr. July 16, 1937. (3) Another, north of East 120th Street. P. L. Sperr. July 16, 1937.

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