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Greenwich Street & Franklin Street, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Harrison Street - Greenwich Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Harrison Street - Greenwich Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Greenwich Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Greenwich Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Greenwich Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Greenwich Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Harrison Street, 1937–1941

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Harrison Street

    1937; 1941

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Harrison Street, 1937–1941

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Harrison Street

    1937; 1941

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street

    1938

  • at Franklin Street and Greenwich Street, West side to , Manhattan, 1940-05-07

    at Franklin Street and Greenwich Street, West side to , Manhattan

    1940-05-07

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Greenwich Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Greenwich Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Franklin Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Harrison Street - Greenwich Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Harrison Street - Greenwich Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Franklin Street - Greenwich Street, 1936

Photo 3 of 14 at Greenwich Street & Franklin Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Franklin Street - Greenwich Street

1936

(1) Franklin Street, west from, but not including Greenwich to West streets. This night view of the wholesale market is taken from the Franklin Street station of the Ninth Ave. Elevated Line. Intersecting street in the foreground, is Washington Street. Oct ober 15, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same. October 15, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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