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Lafayette Street & Houston Street, Manhattan

26 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East), 1900

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1900

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East), 1900

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1900

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East), 1901

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1901

  • Manhattan: Mulberry Street - Houston Street (East), 1910

    Manhattan: Mulberry Street - Houston Street (East)

    1910

  • Social conditions in Manhattan., 1924

    Social conditions in Manhattan.

    1924

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East), 1927–1933

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1927; 1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East), 1927–1933

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1927; 1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East), 1927–1933

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1927; 1932; 1933

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

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1929

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

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mulberry Street

    1929

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

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Lafayette Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mulberry Street., 1929

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mulberry Street.

    1929

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

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mulberry Street

    1929

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

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Lafayette Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Houston Street - Lafayette Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Houston Street - Lafayette Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East), 1933

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1933

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East), 1933

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1933

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mulberry Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Mulberry Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Mulberry Street - Houston Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: Mulberry Street - Houston Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Mulberry Street - Houston Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: Mulberry Street - Houston Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Mulberry Street - Houston Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: Mulberry Street - Houston Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Lafayette Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Lafayette Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East), 1939

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Lafayette Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Lafayette Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East), 1939

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East), 1939

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Houston Street (East)

    1939

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Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Lafayette Street, 1929

Photo 11 of 26 at Lafayette Street & Houston Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Lafayette Street

1929

38 and 40 East Houston Street, north side, east from Lafayette to Mulberry (extreme right) Streets. The elongated structure (No. 38 East Houston Street) also bears Nos. 313-319 on Lafayette Street. These buildings are being demolished to make way for the construction of the Independent System Subway (Eighth Ave. subway.). September 26, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

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