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Harlem River Drive & Dyckman Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1897 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - Dyckman Street, 1897

    Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - Dyckman Street

    1897

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - Dyckman Street., 1926

    Harlem River - Manhattan - Dyckman Street.

    1926

  • Manhattan: Dyckman Street - Fort George Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: Dyckman Street - Fort George Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - Dyckman Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - Dyckman Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Dyckman Street - 10th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: Dyckman Street - 10th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - Dyckman Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - Dyckman Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Dyckman Street - 10th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: Dyckman Street - 10th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - Dyckman Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - Dyckman Street

    1937

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Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - Dyckman Street, 1937

Photo 4 of 8 at Harlem River Drive & Dyckman Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - Dyckman Street

1937

(1) Harlem River Driveway, east side, slightly south of Dyckman Street (where it commences), showing the entrance and narrow approach to the Manhattan Patrol Life Saving Service, at the Harlem River. Across the river (background) appears the New York University Buildings, which are in the Bronx. P. L. Sperr. April 20, 1937. (2) A detail of the same, (not seen in view 1), showing the boat house of the Manhattan Patrol Life Saving Service on the river. (This boat house is obstructed from sight in view 1, by the passageway and a wooden shed). April 20, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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