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Madison Avenue & East 34th Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1915

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1915

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - Madison Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 34th Street - Madison Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 34th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 34th Street - Madison Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 34th Street - Madison Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1928

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1928

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East)

    1937

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Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East), 1937

Photo 7 of 9 at Madison Avenue & East 34th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 34th Street (East)

1937

Madison Ave., east side, north from East 34th to 37th Streets, showing in the foreground a row of 4-story houses (Nos. 189-197) that will be replaced by a 14-story apartment house. On the N.E. corner of East 35th Street, appears the Church of the Incarnation. Occupying the 36th to 37th block is the J. P. Morgan home and Library. September 1, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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