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Riverside Drive & 181st Street, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 178th Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 178th Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 178th Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 178th Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street (West), 1934–1938

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street (West)

    1934; 1938

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street (West), 1934–1938

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street (West)

    1934; 1938

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street (West), 1934–1938

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 181st Street (West)

    1934; 1938

  • Manhattan: 181st Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1936

    Manhattan: 181st Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1936

  • Manhattan: 181st Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1936

    Manhattan: 181st Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 181st Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1936

Photo 10 of 10 at Riverside Drive & 181st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 181st Street (West) - Riverside Drive

1936

West 181st Street, west from No. 867, a structure midway between Riverside Drive and Northern Ave., across Northern Ave., to Pinehurst Ave. The building appearing on the right is the Fort View, No. 854, at the S.E. corner of Northern Ave. November 18, 1936 W.P.A. Photo. Federal Art Project.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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