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Riverside Drive & 139th Street, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1908 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Coronet Court, southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 139th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors., 1908

    Coronet Court, southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 139th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors.

    1908

  • Coronet Court, southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 139th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors., 1908

    Coronet Court, southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 139th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors.

    1908

  • Coronet Court, southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 139th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors., 1908

    Coronet Court, southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 139th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors.

    1908

  • Coronet Court, southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 139th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors., 1908

    Coronet Court, southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 139th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors.

    1908

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 139th Street, 1919

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 139th Street

    1919

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 139th Street, 1919

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 139th Street

    1919

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 140th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 140th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 140th Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1931

    Manhattan: 140th Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1931

  • Manhattan: 140th Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1936

    Manhattan: 140th Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1936

  • Manhattan: 139th Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1936

    Manhattan: 139th Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1936

  • Manhattan: 139th Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1936

    Manhattan: 139th Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 139th Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1936

Photo 10 of 11 at Riverside Drive & 139th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 139th Street (West) - Riverside Drive

1936

West 139th Street, east from Riverside Drive to Broadway (atop of hill). June 5, 1936. W.P.A. Photo. Federal Art Project.

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