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High Bridge Park, Manhattan

28 historical photos taken here between 1926 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street (West).], 1926–1936

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street (West).]

    1926; 1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street (West).], 1926–1936

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street (West).]

    1926; 1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street (West).], 1926–1936

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street (West).]

    1926; 1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street - 181st Street (West).], 1934

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street - 181st Street (West).]

    1934

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park., 1934

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park.

    1934

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street - 181st Street (West).], 1934

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street - 181st Street (West).]

    1934

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park., 1934

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park.

    1934

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park., 1934

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park.

    1934

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park., 1934

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park.

    1934

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street - 181st Street (West).], 1934

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street - 181st Street (West).]

    1934

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park., 1934

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park.

    1934

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - 190th and 192nd Streets (West) - [High Bridge Park - Isabella Home.], 1935

    Harlem River - Manhattan - 190th and 192nd Streets (West) - [High Bridge Park - Isabella Home.]

    1935

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - 192nd and 193rd Streets (West) - [George Washington High School - Stephens Fuel Company.], 1935–1937

    Harlem River - Manhattan - 192nd and 193rd Streets (West) - [George Washington High School - Stephens Fuel Company.]

    1935; 1937

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - 174th Street (West) - [High Bridge.], 1935

    Harlem River - Manhattan - 174th Street (West) - [High Bridge.]

    1935

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - 192nd and 193rd Streets (West) - [George Washington High School - Stephens Fuel Company.], 1935–1937

    Harlem River - Manhattan - 192nd and 193rd Streets (West) - [George Washington High School - Stephens Fuel Company.]

    1935; 1937

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [High Bridge Tower.], 1937

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [High Bridge Tower.]

    1937

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - Swimming pool - [High Bridge Tower.], 1937

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - Swimming pool - [High Bridge Tower.]

    1937

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park., 1939–1940

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park.

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park., 1939–1940

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park.

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park., 1939–1940

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park.

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [181st Street bridge.], 1940

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [181st Street bridge.]

    1940

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [High Bridge Tower.], 1940

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [High Bridge Tower.]

    1940

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park., 1940

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park.

    1940

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [High Bridge Tower.], 1940

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [High Bridge Tower.]

    1940

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [High Bridge Tower.], 1940

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [High Bridge Tower.]

    1940

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park., 1940

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park.

    1940

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park., 1940

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park.

    1940

  • Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [181st Street bridge.], 1940

    Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [181st Street bridge.]

    1940

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Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street - 181st Street (West).], 1934

Photo 10 of 28 at High Bridge Park, Manhattan

Manhattan: High Bridge Park - [173rd Street - 181st Street (West).]

1934

Highbridge Park: A view northward of the southern extremity of this rocky area that parallels the Harlem River. The western boundary of same is Edgecombe Ave., which appears on the left. The water tower, reservoir and High Bridge are in the center of this elongated rocky slope, at the foot of West 173rd Street. North of the latter point and at the foot of West 181st Street is the Washington Bridge. These structures connect Manhattan with the Washington Heights section of the Bronx. This is a set of three views, more or less similar. April 8, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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