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Hudson Street & Laight Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street, 1915

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Hudson Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Hudson Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Hudson Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Hudson Street

    1936

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Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street, 1915

Photo 1 of 7 at Hudson Street & Laight Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Hudson Street - Laight Street

1915

Hudson Street, east side, south from Laight to Beach St's., showing the westerly side of the St. John's Freight Terminal, erected in 1868. It was demolished about 1930 and a new terminal erected between West and Washington Streets, above Canal Street. About 1915 H. N. Tiemann, photo Gift of Urbrock Collection

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