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Madison Avenue & 87th Street, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 88th Street, 1922

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 88th Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 87th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 87th Street

    1929

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Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 87th Street, 1929

Photo 2 of 2 at Madison Avenue & 87th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 87th Street

1929

Madison Avenue at N.W. corner of 87th Street, a new 73-family apartment building. 1929. Joseph Smith, Photographer.

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