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Forsyth Street & Canal Street, Manhattan

25 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Forsyth Street

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street, 1930

Photo 15 of 25 at Forsyth Street & Canal Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Canal Street

1930

(1) Forsyth Street, south from, but not including Canal Street, to end including East Broadway. Note the stone foundation of the Manhattan Bridge on the right. June 6, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. June 6, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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