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Pleasant Avenue & 117th Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 117th Street, 1927–1932

    Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 117th Street

    1927; 1932

  • Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 117th Street, 1927–1932

    Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 117th Street

    1927; 1932

  • Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 117th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Pleasant Avenue - 117th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - Jamaica Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - Jamaica Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - Jamaica Avenue, 1934

Photo 4 of 6 at Pleasant Avenue & 117th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 117th Street (East) - Jamaica Avenue

1934

East 117th Street, north side, east from (No. 531), but not including Pleasant Ave., to the Harlem River. Notice building on Ward's Island in the background. September 12, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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