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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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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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

Photo 1 of 10 at Harlem River Drive & West 155th Street, Manhattan

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

1909

Harlem River Speedway (Driveway), north from West 155th Street, showing this serpentine roadway separating the Polo Grounds, the Interborough Rapid Transit yards and the river from Highbridge Park. The hilly prominence at the left was formerly known as Coogan's Bluff. On the far side of the Harlem River is the Bronx, being joined to Manhattan by the High and Washington Bridges. Ewing Galloway 1909

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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