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Riverside Drive & 96th Street, Manhattan

17 historical photos taken here between 1899 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Spanish-American War Celebration [Dewey Parade]., 1899

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - Spanish-American War Celebration [Dewey Parade].

    1899

  • Riverside Drive at Ninety-sixth Street., 1910-03

    Riverside Drive at Ninety-sixth Street.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street, 1912

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street

    1912

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street, 1932–1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 96th Street - Riverside Drive, 1932

    Manhattan: 96th Street - Riverside Drive

    1932

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street, 1932–1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street (West), 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street (West)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street (West), 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street (West)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street (West), 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 96th Street (West)

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 96th Street - Riverside Drive, 1932

Photo 9 of 17 at Riverside Drive & 96th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 96th Street - Riverside Drive

1932

96th Street, north side, west from but not including Riverside Drive. April 3, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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