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Monroe Street & Jackson Street, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1934 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Vacant tenements: 283-288 Monroe St - Jackson St, Manhattan, 1934

    Vacant tenements: 283-288 Monroe St - Jackson St, Manhattan

    1934

  • Street view: Monroe St.-Jackson St., Manhattan, 1935

    Street view: Monroe St.-Jackson St., Manhattan

    1935

  • Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Jackson Street - Monroe Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Jackson Street - Monroe Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Jackson Street - Monroe Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Jackson Street - Monroe Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Jackson Street - Monroe Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Jackson Street - Monroe Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street

    1939

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Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street, 1939

Photo 6 of 12 at Monroe Street & Jackson Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Monroe Street - Jackson Street

1939

Monroe Street, north side, east from Jackson Street, showing a portion of the demolition for the first city financed public housing project, Vladeck City Houses. The Independent Warehouses are not to be removed. In the background appears the Williamsburg Bridge. 1: April 23, 1939 2: April 25, 1939 P. L. SPERR

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