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Lexington Avenue & 129th Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 129th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 129th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 129th Street, 1933–1938

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 129th Street

    1933; 1936; 1938

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 129th Street, 1933–1938

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 129th Street

    1933; 1936; 1938

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 129th Street, 1933–1938

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 129th Street

    1933; 1936; 1938

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 129th Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 129th Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 129th Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 129th Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 129th Street - Lexington Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 129th Street - Lexington Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 129th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue, 1932

Photo 1 of 7 at Lexington Avenue & 129th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 129th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

1932

128-124 East 129th Street, south side, west of Lexington Avenue. No. 126 is a three-story frame house. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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