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East River Drive & East 73rd Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: East River Drive - 73rd Street (East), 1940

    Manhattan: East River Drive - 73rd Street (East)

    1940

  • Manhattan: East River Drive - 73rd Street (East), 1940

    Manhattan: East River Drive - 73rd Street (East)

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: East River Drive - 73rd Street (East), 1940

Photo 1 of 2 at East River Drive & East 73rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: East River Drive - 73rd Street (East)

1940

East River Drive, at East 73rd Street, showing the garbage loading dock at the waters edge, and a commercial structure separated by this newly completed roadway. September 28, 1940 No's. 1-2 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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