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St. Marks Place & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

30 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St. E., 1920

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St. E.

    1920

  • Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue, 1927–1940

    Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue

    1927; 1940

  • Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue, 1927–1940

    Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue

    1927; 1940

  • Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St. E., 1930–1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St. E.

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St. E., 1930–1936

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St. E.

    1930; 1936

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Pickles. ?????, 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Pickles. ?????

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Pickles. ?????, 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Pickles. ?????

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 8th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 8th St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue

    1936

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - The pushcart market., 1938

    Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - The pushcart market.

    1938

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - The pushcart market., 1938

    Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - The pushcart market.

    1938

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - The pushcart market., 1938

    Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - The pushcart market.

    1938

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - The pushcart market., 1938

    Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - The pushcart market.

    1938

  • Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: St. Marks Place - 1st Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 8th St. E., 1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 8th St. E.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 8th St. E., 1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 8th St. E.

    1940

  • 1st Avenue at 9th Street and 10th Street (East), West side to , Manhattan, 1940-09-21

    1st Avenue at 9th Street and 10th Street (East), West side to , Manhattan

    1940-09-21

  • First Avenue - 8th Street looking north, 1942-08-24

    First Avenue - 8th Street looking north

    1942-08-24

  • First Avenue - 8th Street looking north, 1942-08-24

    First Avenue - 8th Street looking north

    1942-08-24

  • Manhattan: 8th Street - 1st Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 8th Street - 1st Avenue

    1942

  • Manhattan: 8th Street - 1st Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 8th Street - 1st Avenue

    1942

  • First Avenue - 9th Street looking south, 1942-08-24

    First Avenue - 9th Street looking south

    1942-08-24

  • Manhattan: 8th Street - 1st Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 8th Street - 1st Avenue

    1942

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St., 1942

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St.

    1942

  • 1st Avenue at 8th Street and , West side to , Manhattan, 1942-08-24

    1st Avenue at 8th Street and , West side to , Manhattan

    1942-08-24

  • First Avenue - 8th Street looking north, 1942-08-24

    First Avenue - 8th Street looking north

    1942-08-24

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Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St. E., 1930–1936

Photo 5 of 30 at St. Marks Place & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 9th St. E.

1930; 1936

(1) First Avenue, east side, north from E. 12th Street, showing the northerly end of this market area extending between East 9th and 14th Streets. In the Fall of 1938 this East Side feature will disappear as at that time the City of New York will open its Municipal Market at 10th Street and the Avenue. Overhead is the 2nd Avenue "El" running here on 1st Avenue. View 2: 1936 P.L. Sperr View 1 W.P.A. Photo Federal Writers Project View 2. July 24, 1930

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