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Riverside Drive & 116th Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1891 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Memorial Day., 1891

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Memorial Day.

    1891

  • The Paterno. Riverside Drive, West One Hundred and Sixteenth Street and Claremont Avenue (Block Front)., 1910-03

    The Paterno. Riverside Drive, West One Hundred and Sixteenth Street and Claremont Avenue (Block Front).

    1910-03

  • The Brookfield. Riverside Drive near One Hundred and Sixteenth Street., 1910-03

    The Brookfield. Riverside Drive near One Hundred and Sixteenth Street.

    1910-03

  • The Colosseum. Riverside Drive, South Corner of One Hundred and Sixteenth Street., 1910-03

    The Colosseum. Riverside Drive, South Corner of One Hundred and Sixteenth Street.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 116th Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 116th Street

    1923

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge - [Riverside Baptist Church - International House of Columbia University.], 1925–1934

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge - [Riverside Baptist Church - International House of Columbia University.]

    1925; 1934

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge - [Riverside Baptist Church - International House of Columbia University.], 1925–1934

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge - [Riverside Baptist Church - International House of Columbia University.]

    1925; 1934

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge - [Riverside Baptist Church - International House of Columbia University.], 1925–1934

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge - [Riverside Baptist Church - International House of Columbia University.]

    1925; 1934

  • Harlem River - Manhattan - East 116th Street., 1937

    Harlem River - Manhattan - East 116th Street.

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 116th Street, 1923

Photo 5 of 9 at Riverside Drive & 116th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 116th Street

1923

Riverside Drive, at, adjoining and south of the S.E. corner of 116th Street. About 1923. Gift of E. M. Jenks.

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