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Houston Street (West & Varick Street, Manhattan

25 historical photos taken here between 1870 and 1980, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Carmine Street, 1870–1980

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Carmine Street

    1870; 1980

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Houston Street (West), 1900–1910

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Houston Street (West)

    1900; 1910

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Varick Street, 1914

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Varick Street

    1914

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Houston Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Houston Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Varick Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Varick Street

    1928

  • General view - [Manhattan - Greenwich Village.], 1928

    General view - [Manhattan - Greenwich Village.]

    1928

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street

    1930

  • General view - [Manhattan - Greenwich Village.], 1930

    General view - [Manhattan - Greenwich Village.]

    1930

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street

    1930

  • General view - [Manhattan - Greenwich Village.], 1930

    General view - [Manhattan - Greenwich Village.]

    1930

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - Varick Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Carmine Street - Varick Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Carmine Street - Varick Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Carmine Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Carmine Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Carmine Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Carmine Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Houston Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Houston Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue South - Clarkson Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue South - Clarkson Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Leroy Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Leroy Street

    1938

  • 7th Avenue at Carmine Street, to Southwest, Manhattan, 1940-05-07

    7th Avenue at Carmine Street, to Southwest, Manhattan

    1940-05-07

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  • St. Lukes Place & Hervey Street, Manhattan (3 photos)
  • Hudson Street & Houston Street, Manhattan (17 photos)
  • Hudson Street & Leroy Street, Manhattan (20 photos)
  • Houston Street (West & 6th Avenue, Manhattan (33 photos)

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Manhattan: Varick Street - Leroy Street, 1938

Photo 24 of 25 at Houston Street (West & Varick Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Varick Street - Leroy Street

1938

Varick Street, northwards between Leroy and Clarkson Streets. The flag marks the Hudson Branch of the N.Y.P.L. September 24th, 1938 P.L. Sperr,

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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