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Hudson Street & Canal Street, Manhattan

45 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Watts Street - Hudson Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Watts Street - Hudson Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street, 1908

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1908

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street, 1908

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street

    1908

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street, 1900–1922

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street

    1900; 1922

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street, 1900–1922

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street

    1900; 1922

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Watts Street - Hudson Street, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: Watts Street - Hudson Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Watts Street - Hudson Street, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: Watts Street - Hudson Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1929; 1933

  • North (Hudson) River - Pier 33., 1930

    North (Hudson) River - Pier 33.

    1930

  • Squatters Colony at the Hudson [North] River., 1931

    Squatters Colony at the Hudson [North] River.

    1931

  • Squatters Colony at the Hudson [North] River., 1931

    Squatters Colony at the Hudson [North] River.

    1931

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street

    1932; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street

    1932; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1932

  • North (Hudson) River - Manhattan - Canal Street area - Battery - 14th Street - [Holland Tunnel Ventilation Building.], 1932–1940

    North (Hudson) River - Manhattan - Canal Street area - Battery - 14th Street - [Holland Tunnel Ventilation Building.]

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street

    1932; 1933; 1935

  • North (Hudson) River - Manhattan - Canal Street area - Battery - 14th Street - [Holland Tunnel Ventilation Building.], 1932–1940

    North (Hudson) River - Manhattan - Canal Street area - Battery - 14th Street - [Holland Tunnel Ventilation Building.]

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street

    1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Watts Street - Hudson Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street

    1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street

    1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Watts Street - Hudson Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Hudson Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Watts Street - Hudson Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Watts Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - [Between Hudson and Watts Streets]

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street, 1932

Photo 20 of 45 at Hudson Street & Canal Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Hudson Street - Canal Street

1932

Hudson Street, east side, at Canal Street. In the right foreground is a sentry box used by the railroad flagman. At this point the railroad tracks turn off Canal Street and down Hudson. December 20, 1932, P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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