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Riverside Drive & 86th Street, Manhattan

23 historical photos taken here between 1904 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1904

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1904

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1905

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1905

  • The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street. Plan of 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th & 12th floors., 1908

    The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street. Plan of 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th & 12th floors.

    1908

  • The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street. Plan of 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th & 12th floors., 1908

    The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street. Plan of 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th & 12th floors.

    1908

  • The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street ; Plan of 4th, 6th, 8th, 1oth & 11th floors., 1908

    The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street ; Plan of 4th, 6th, 8th, 1oth & 11th floors.

    1908

  • The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street ; Plan of 4th, 6th, 8th, 1oth & 11th floors., 1908

    The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street ; Plan of 4th, 6th, 8th, 1oth & 11th floors.

    1908

  • The Clarendon. South Corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street., 1910-03

    The Clarendon. South Corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1910

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1910

  • The Netherlands. Eighty-sixth Street, adjoining Riverside Drive., 1910-03

    The Netherlands. Eighty-sixth Street, adjoining Riverside Drive.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1928

    Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1928

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1928

    Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1928

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1938

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Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1910

Photo 8 of 23 at Riverside Drive & 86th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

1910

Riverside Park at West 89th Street, showing the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Monument, erected in 1902 to commemorate the valor of the Union soldiers in the Civil War. Paul Duboy was the sculptor. About 1910 Gift Of Urbrock Collection

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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