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Riverside Drive & 165th Street, Manhattan

23 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1930–1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1930; 1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1930–1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1930; 1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1930–1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1930; 1937

  • Bridges - George Washington Bridge., 1931–1932

    Bridges - George Washington Bridge.

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1931

  • Bridges - George Washington Bridge., 1931–1932

    Bridges - George Washington Bridge.

    1931; 1932

  • Bridges - George Washington Bridge., 1931–1932

    Bridges - George Washington Bridge.

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 165th Street - Riverside Drive, 1931

    Manhattan: 165th Street - Riverside Drive

    1931

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: 165th Street - Riverside Drive, 1939

    Manhattan: 165th Street - Riverside Drive

    1939

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 165th Street

    1939; 1940

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Bridges - George Washington Bridge., 1931–1932

Photo 9 of 23 at Riverside Drive & 165th Street, Manhattan

Bridges - George Washington Bridge.

1931; 1932

(1) The George Washington Bridge spans the beautiful Hudson River, in connecting Fort Lee N.J., to West 181st Street Manhattan. View is looking west to the N. J. Palisades. September 29, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) The George Washington Bridge, as seen from fill near 165th Street and Riverside Drive, looking westward at New Jersey. September 29, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, showing the Waverly Boat Club; as seen from about 167th Street and Riverside Drive. September 29, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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