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Park Avenue & 132nd Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 131st Street (East) - Park Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 131st Street (East) - Park Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street, 1936

Photo 2 of 6 at Park Avenue & 132nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Park Avenue - 132nd Street

1936

(1) park Ave., west side, south from East 133rd to 132nd Streets. March 6, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing a view farther south. The S.W. corner of East 133rd Street is now an empty lot as a result of the demolition of three houses which formerly occupied this site (see view 1). Also note the empty space (in centre of view) caused by the demolition of one of the houses. Also visible (on extreme left) is a portion of the elevated structure of the New York Central Railroad which, at this point, makes a sharp bend eastward and heads across the Harlem River. December 16, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, from a point slightly northward. The prominent 5-story building shown is No. 1980 Park Ave., at the N.W. corner of East 133rd Street and also bears No. 65 East 133rd Street. Also seen (in centre of view) are the rears of 3-story houses facing on the north side of East 132nd Street. December 16, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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