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Lexington Avenue & East 131st Street, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 130th Street - Lexington Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 130th Street - Lexington Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 130th Street - Lexington Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 130th Street - Lexington Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 130th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 130th Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 131st Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 131st Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 131st Street (East) - Lexington Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 131st Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 131st Street (East) - Lexington Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 131st Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 131st Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 131st Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 130th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 130th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 131st Street (East), 1941

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 131st Street (East)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 131st Street - Lexington Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 131st Street - Lexington Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 131st Street (East), 1941

Photo 9 of 10 at Lexington Avenue & East 131st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 131st Street (East)

1941

Lexington Avenue and East 131st Street looking eastwards towards the Harlem River. P.L.Sperr, April 25th, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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