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Riverside Drive & 163rd Street, Manhattan

19 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 163rd Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: 163rd Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 163rd Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: 163rd Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

    1940

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Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street, 1931

Photo 2 of 19 at Riverside Drive & 163rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 163rd Street

1931

(1) Riverside Drive, north from and including 163rd Street, In the centre is the New York Institution for the Deaf. September 24, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. May 23, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same. June 15, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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