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Oliver Street & Henry Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1914 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1914–1927

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1914; 1927

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1914–1927

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1914; 1927

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1914–1927

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1914; 1927

  • Manhattan: Henry Street - Oliver Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Henry Street - Oliver Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1924–1931

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1924; 1927; 1931

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1924–1931

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1924; 1927; 1931

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1924–1931

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1924; 1927; 1931

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - [Henry Street.], 1937

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - [Henry Street.]

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1924–1931

Photo 5 of 8 at Oliver Street & Henry Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

1924; 1927; 1931

(1) Oliver Street, east side, south from but not including Chatham Square, to and including Henry Street. The Baptist Mariners Temple is shown on the N.E. corner of Oliver at Henry Streets, with Public School No. 1 on the S.E. corner. June 12, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, as seen from the Second and Third Aves., Elevated Station at Chatham Square. September 7, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (3) A view similar to No. 2, but in the opposite direction and showing the Henry Street side of the Church. The Oliver Street Baptist Temple was erected here in 1795 and was rebuilt in 1800 and again in 1819. It burned at a later date and was restored in 1843. It was known as the Mariner's Temple in 1909. Today (1937) it is the Evangelical Italian Church. 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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