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Riverside Park, Manhattan

29 historical photos taken here between 1890 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - [Across the North (Hudson) River - Tiemann Place - 125th Street (West).], 1890

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - [Across the North (Hudson) River - Tiemann Place - 125th Street (West).]

    1890

  • Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - Willis Avenue, 1902

    Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - Willis Avenue

    1902

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West), 1907

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West)

    1907

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - Claremont Inn - Between 72nd and 125th Streets (West)., 1912

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - Claremont Inn - Between 72nd and 125th Streets (West).

    1912

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - [Recreation Pier - St. Clair - 129th Street (West).], 1915

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - [Recreation Pier - St. Clair - 129th Street (West).]

    1915

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - [Recreation Pier - St. Clair - 129th Street (West).], 1915

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - [Recreation Pier - St. Clair - 129th Street (West).]

    1915

  • Manhattan: 143rd Street (West) - 84th Drive, 1917

    Manhattan: 143rd Street (West) - 84th Drive

    1917

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - [The U. S. Fleet near Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb.], 1919

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - [The U. S. Fleet near Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb.]

    1919

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - [The U. S. Fleet near Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb.], 1919

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - [The U. S. Fleet near Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb.]

    1919

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - [The U. S. Fleet near Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb.], 1919

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - [The U. S. Fleet near Ulysses S. Grant's Tomb.]

    1919

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - 132nd Street (West)., 1925

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - 132nd Street (West).

    1925

  • Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - Willis Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - Willis Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 134th Street - St. Ann's Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 134th Street - St. Ann's Avenue

    1925

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge., 1926

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge.

    1926

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge., 1926

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge.

    1926

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge., 1929–1935

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge.

    1929; 1935

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge., 1929–1935

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge.

    1929; 1935

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge., 1929–1935

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge.

    1929; 1935

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge., 1929

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge.

    1929

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - Van Siclen Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - Van Siclen Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - Van Siclen Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - Van Siclen Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - Van Siclen Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - Van Siclen Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - [Across the North (Hudson) River - Tiemann Place - 125th Street (West).], 1931

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - [Across the North (Hudson) River - Tiemann Place - 125th Street (West).]

    1931

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West), 1933

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West)

    1933

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West), 1933

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West)

    1933

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West), 1933

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West)

    1933

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - U. S. battleships., 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - U. S. battleships.

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Park - U. S. battleships., 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Park - U. S. battleships.

    1934

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Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West), 1933

Photo 26 of 29 at Riverside Park, Manhattan

Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 127th Street (West)

1933

RIVERSIDE PARK. (1) Riverside Drive, south from Tiemann Place, showing the Claremont Inn. June 2, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. June 2, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

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