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Haven Avenue & 175th Street, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Haven Avenue - 175th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Haven Avenue - 175th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 175th Street (West), 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 175th Street (West)

    1931

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Haven Avenue - 175th Street, 1927

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Manhattan: Haven Avenue - 175th Street

1927

Haven Avenue, from 175th to 177th Streets. The gap between the apartment houses (built around 1924) is 176th Street. 175th Street was laid out but never cut through. There is no 174th Street. The house in the foreground is the modernized Howland farmhouse, which will be demolished about 1933. May 27, 1927. P. L. Sperr.

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