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MacDougal Alley & MacDougal Street, Manhattan

23 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1954, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street, 1925

    Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street, 1928

    Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - MacDougal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - MacDougal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - MacDougal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - MacDougal Street

    1933

  • Artists and poets - Greenwich Village., 1933

    Artists and poets - Greenwich Village.

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 8th Street, 1933–1937

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 8th Street

    1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 8th Street, 1933–1937

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 8th Street

    1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - MacDougal Alley, 1933–1934

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - MacDougal Alley

    1933; 1934

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 8th Street, 1933–1937

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 8th Street

    1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - MacDougal Alley, 1933–1934

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - MacDougal Alley

    1933; 1934

  • Artists and poets - Greenwich Village., 1936

    Artists and poets - Greenwich Village.

    1936

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 8th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 8th Street (West)

    1937

  • Street scenes - Miscellaneous., 1937

    Street scenes - Miscellaneous.

    1937

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street, 1939

    Manhattan: MacDougal Alley - MacDougal Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 8th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 8th Street

    1941

  • MacDougal Alley - McDougal Street, north side, 1954

    MacDougal Alley - McDougal Street, north side

    1954

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Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - MacDougal Street, 1933

Photo 5 of 23 at MacDougal Alley & MacDougal Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - MacDougal Street

1933

52-4 and 56 West 8th Street, south side, between Macdougal Street and Sixth Avenue. 52-4 is a rather modernistic structure built about 1927, replacing the two old 3-story houses in the rear of which was Clinton Court. (This part of 8th Street was formerly also known as Clinton Place). The 8th Street Playhouse started out as the Film Guild Cinema, but has changed hands since 1930 and settled down as just a good movie theatre. On the floors above, the Knickerbocker Democrats of the 10th Assembly District will have their headquarters during the municipal election of 1933. 56, a 4-story building standing where the lunch wagon is now shown, was taken down after 1930. In the summer of 1935 a 1-story store will be built on this site. May 24, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

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