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Edgecombe Avenue & West 162nd Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1925, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street (West), 1923

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street (West)

    1923

  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street (West), 1923

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street (West)

    1923

  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street (West), 1923

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street (West)

    1923

  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street (West), 1923

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street (West)

    1923

  • Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street

    1925

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Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street, 1925

Photo 5 of 5 at Edgecombe Avenue & West 162nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Edgecombe Avenue - 162nd Street

1925

North on Edgecomb Avenue from 162nd Street. December 1925. Photograph by Brown Brothers.

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