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Riverside Drive & West 99th Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1911, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 99th Street (West), 1900–1911

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 99th Street (West)

    1900; 1911

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 99th Street (West), 1900–1911

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 99th Street (West)

    1900; 1911

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 99th Street (West), 1900–1911

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 99th Street (West)

    1900; 1911

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 99th Street (West), 1900–1911

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 99th Street (West)

    1900; 1911

  • The Clifden, southeast corner Riverside Drive and 99th Street., 1909

    The Clifden, southeast corner Riverside Drive and 99th Street.

    1909

  • Glen Cairn. Northwest Corner Ninety-ninth Street and Riverside Drive., 1910-03

    Glen Cairn. Northwest Corner Ninety-ninth Street and Riverside Drive.

    1910-03

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Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 99th Street (West), 1900–1911

Photo 3 of 6 at Riverside Drive & West 99th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 99th Street (West)

1900; 1911

#99th To 100 Street West and Riverside Drive showing residence where Vaughan Kester wrote his first novel,"The Manager of the B&A.",1901. Later on he purchased Gunston Hall ,Fairfax County,Virginia,(about 1900),the home of George Mason. Ref. Who's Who in America 1910-11 New York Times, July 6th, 1911. Vaughan Kester B.Sept.12,1869 D.July 4th, 1911. (20) The same. (3) The same. (4) The same. No Record of Photographer. (Information from Paul Kester his brother.)

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