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Lexington Avenue & East 22nd Street, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street (East), 1920

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street (East)

    1920

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue, 1928–1938

    Manhattan: 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue

    1928; 1937; 1938

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street (East), 1928

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street (East)

    1928

  • Manhattan: 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue, 1928–1938

    Manhattan: 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue

    1928; 1937; 1938

  • Manhattan: 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue, 1928–1938

    Manhattan: 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue

    1928; 1937; 1938

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street (East), 1928

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street (East)

    1928

  • Manhattan: 22nd Street (East) - Lexington Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 22nd Street (East) - Lexington Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street

    1929

  • General view - [Manhattan - 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue.], 1931

    General view - [Manhattan - 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue.]

    1931

  • Manhattan: 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street (East), 1938

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street (East)

    1938

  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street (East), 1938

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 22nd Street (East)

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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General view - [Manhattan - 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue.], 1931

Photo 11 of 14 at Lexington Avenue & East 22nd Street, Manhattan

General view - [Manhattan - 22nd Street - Lexington Avenue.]

1931

E. 28th Street, south side, east of Lexington Avenue. (general view northwestward). A roof-top view across a low structure at the S. E. corner of the above mentioned location, looking towards the uncompleted Empire State Building. Obscuring a better perspective are office buildings at the S. E. and N. E. corners of Fourth Avenue and E. 29th Street. The low structures in the center are furnished room houses today and are at the N. W. corner of Lexington Avenue (right) and E. 28th Street (left). February 22, 1931 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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