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Riverside Drive & 152nd Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1910 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • The Onondaga. South Corner Riveriside Drive and 152nd Street., 1910-03

    The Onondaga. South Corner Riveriside Drive and 152nd Street.

    1910-03

  • Squatters Colony at the Hudson River., 1934

    Squatters Colony at the Hudson River.

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - 152nd Street (West)., 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - 152nd Street (West).

    1934

  • Squatters Colony at the Hudson River., 1934

    Squatters Colony at the Hudson River.

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 152nd Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 152nd Street

    1940

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Manhattan: Riverside Park - 152nd Street (West)., 1934

Photo 3 of 5 at Riverside Drive & 152nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Riverside Park - 152nd Street (West).

1934

Riverside Park, at the foot of West 152nd Street, showing shacks and house-boats occupying the marginal strip at the waters edge. Buildings in the background are on Riverside Drive, extending from 151st on right, to 156th Street on the left. At the latter point is the 13 story Rivera. Trinity Cemetery nestles in the hollow to the center, and is encircled by a steel viaduct carrying the Drive. April 13, 1934 Views: 1-2 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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