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Edgecombe Avenue & West 160th Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 161st Street (West), 1923–1935

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 161st Street (West)

    1923; 1935

  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 161st Street (West), 1923–1935

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 161st Street (West)

    1923; 1935

  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 161st Street (West), 1923–1935

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 161st Street (West)

    1923; 1935

  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 160th Street (West), 1934

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 160th Street (West)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 160th Street (West), 1934

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 160th Street (West)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 160th Street (West), 1934

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 160th Street (West)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 161st Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 161st Street (West)

    1935

  • Edgecombe Avenue - 160th Street, northwest corner -

    Edgecombe Avenue - 160th Street, northwest corner -

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 160th Street (West)

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 160th Street (West)

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 161st Street (West), 1935

Photo 7 of 9 at Edgecombe Avenue & West 160th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 161st Street (West)

1935

Edgecombe Ave., at the N.W. corner of West 161st Street, showing the entrance to the Jumel Mansion. 1935.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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