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Houston Street & Mott Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Mott Street - Houston Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Mott Street - Houston Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street, 1929–1934

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street

    1929; 1934

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street, 1929–1934

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street

    1929; 1934

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street

    1929; 1933

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Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street, 1929–1934

Photo 4 of 7 at Houston Street & Mott Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mott Street

1929; 1934

64 East Houston Street, north side, between Mott and Elizabeth Streets, showing the entrance to a 1-story frame house, situated at the rear of No. 66 (part of which is seen on the extreme right), and is a occupied by a smithy. The block of houses of which these are a part were later razed to make way for the construction of the Independent System Subway (Eighth Ave. subway). July 17, 1929. P. L. Sperr. A view from the same point of vantage at a later date and after demolition. The three 6-story tenements shown on the right are Nos. 291 to 295 Elizabeth Street. The cleared area is a playground today (1937). March 12, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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