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Riverside Drive & 155th Street, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1910 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • The Riviera. Riverside Drive, 156th and 157th Streets., 1910-03

    The Riviera. Riverside Drive, 156th and 157th Streets.

    1910-03

  • Rhinecleff Court. South Corner Riverside Drive and 156th Street., 1910-03

    Rhinecleff Court. South Corner Riverside Drive and 156th Street.

    1910-03

  • Riverside Dr. - 155th Street, 1919-08-13

    Riverside Dr. - 155th Street

    1919-08-13

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 156th Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 156th Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street, 1924

Photo 6 of 11 at Riverside Drive & 155th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 155th Street

1924

Riverside Drive, west side (actually north side, as the Drive forms a sharp loop at this point) between West 155th and 158th Streets, showing the interior of a triangular block formed by the Drive and West 158th Street with its western edge facing the North (Hudson) River. Several frame dwellings and numerous garages are located therein. Both of these views are northward; No. 1 from on the West 156th Street line, and No. 2 from West 157th Street (alongside of No. 799 Riverside Drive, the frame dwelling shown on the (right) of No.1. In No. 2 are shown the rears of Nos. 648 to 636 West 158th Street, a portion of a row of private dwellings on the south side of the street and west of the Drive. The entrance to this Village would be on the left of the tree, bearing sign. Fall 1924. P. L. Sperr.

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