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Park Avenue & 127th Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 127th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 127th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 127th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 127th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 127th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 127th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - [Between 127th and 129th Streets.], 1935

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - [Between 127th and 129th Streets.]

    1935

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Manhattan: Park Avenue - 127th Street, 1932

Photo 1 of 6 at Park Avenue & 127th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Park Avenue - 127th Street

1932

(1) Park Avenue, west side, from 129th to 127th Streets. The houses in the foreground, 1898-1890 Park Avenue, are three-story frame structures. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. (2) The same. Prominent building ahown is the old Harlem Magistrates Coort. March 6, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (3) TNe front of the aforementioned court. Note the bust of President Lincoln in the triangular facade ornamentation. March 6, 1936. L. Sperr.

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