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Harlem River Drive & West 155th Street, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1909 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - 155th Street (West), 1909

    Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - 155th Street (West)

    1909

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - 155th Street (West)., 1926–1941

    Harlem River - Manhattan - 155th Street (West).

    1926; 1935; 1941

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - 155th Street (West)., 1926–1941

    Harlem River - Manhattan - 155th Street (West).

    1926; 1935; 1941

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - 155th Street (West)., 1926–1941

    Harlem River - Manhattan - 155th Street (West).

    1926; 1935; 1941

  • Manhattan: Macombs Place - 155th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Macombs Place - 155th Street

    1937

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - 155th Street (West) - [Harlem Houses.], 1937

    Harlem River - Manhattan - 155th Street (West) - [Harlem Houses.]

    1937

  • Manhattan: Macombs Place - 155th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Macombs Place - 155th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - 155th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - 155th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - 155th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - 155th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - 155th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Harlem River Drive - 155th Street (West)

    1940

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Manhattan: Macombs Place - 155th Street, 1937

Photo 5 of 10 at Harlem River Drive & West 155th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Macombs Place - 155th Street

1937

(1) Macombs Place, west side, south from West 155th Street, as seen from the elevated viaduct (on 155th Street) approach to the Central Bridge over the Harlem River. March 6, 1937. P. L. Sperr. (2) A portion of the foreground of No. 1, and showing the N.W. corner of West 154th Street. March 6, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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