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Madison Avenue & 85th Street, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 85th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 85th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: 85th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 85th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 85th Street, 1922

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 85th Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: 85th Street - Madison Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 85th Street - Madison Avenue

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 85th Street - Madison Avenue, 1932

Photo 4 of 4 at Madison Avenue & 85th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 85th Street - Madison Avenue

1932

85th Street, south side, from and including Madison Avenue to Park Avenue. No. 26 at the right is a three-story frame house with a stucco front. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York.

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