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Leroy Street & 7th Avenue South, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue South - Leroy Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue South - Leroy Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Leroy Street - Bedford Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Leroy Street - Bedford Street

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: Leroy Street - Bedford Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Leroy Street - Bedford Street

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: Leroy Street - 7th Avenue South, 1933–1937

    Manhattan: Leroy Street - 7th Avenue South

    1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: Leroy Street - 7th Avenue South, 1933–1937

    Manhattan: Leroy Street - 7th Avenue South

    1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: Leroy Street - Bedford Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Leroy Street - Bedford Street

    1933

  • 7th Avenue at Leroy Street and , West side to South, Manhattan, 1940-04-13

    7th Avenue at Leroy Street and , West side to South, Manhattan

    1940-04-13

  • Manhattan: Leroy Street - Bedford Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Leroy Street - Bedford Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Leroy Street - 7th Avenue South, 1940

    Manhattan: Leroy Street - 7th Avenue South

    1940

  • Manhattan: Leroy Street - 7th Avenue South, 1940

    Manhattan: Leroy Street - 7th Avenue South

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Leroy Street - 7th Avenue South, 1933–1937

Photo 5 of 10 at Leroy Street & 7th Avenue South, Manhattan

Manhattan: Leroy Street - 7th Avenue South

1933; 1937

No. 1 68-64 Leroy Street, south side, west of Seventh Avenue South, seen from St. Luke's Place and showing at the right a portion of Hudson Park. 68-66 Leroy Street, the low building adjoining the eastern side of the park, is the Hudson Park Library, a branch of the New York Public Library. The eastern side of the building exactly marks the old eastern boundary of the Trinity Church Farm, which was originally one of the Dutch farms confiscated by the Duke of York, and was deeded in perpetuity to Trinity Church by Queen Anne. P. L. Sperr. May 19, 1933. No. 2 A view solely of the Hudson Park Library during improvement by the Works Progress Administration. This agency also constructed a swimming pool in the easterly portion of the Park that adjoins this structure. During same, several gruesome objects were recovered, as this was formerly St. Johns Cemetery. Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project January 19, 1937

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