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Hamilton Street & West 143rd Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1908 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Hamilton Court, Hamilton Place, between 143rd and 144th Streets., 1908

    Hamilton Court, Hamilton Place, between 143rd and 144th Streets.

    1908

  • The Lucerne, 503-507 West 143rd Street., 1908

    The Lucerne, 503-507 West 143rd Street.

    1908

  • Manhattan: Hamilton Place - 143rd Street (West), 1923

    Manhattan: Hamilton Place - 143rd Street (West)

    1923

  • Manhattan: Hamilton Street - 143rd Street (West), 1929

    Manhattan: Hamilton Street - 143rd Street (West)

    1929

  • Manhattan: Hamilton Street - 143rd Street (West), 1929

    Manhattan: Hamilton Street - 143rd Street (West)

    1929

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Manhattan: Hamilton Place - 143rd Street (West), 1923

Photo 3 of 5 at Hamilton Street & West 143rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Hamilton Place - 143rd Street (West)

1923

134-142 Hamilton Place, at the N.W. corner of West 143rd Street, showing a 6-story apartment house; the Chilmark Hall. At this point the old Bloomingdale Road turned, to continue eastward to, and end at Kingsbridge Road, after following the present Hamilton Place line. October 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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