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St. Nicholas Avenue & 190th Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 190th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 190th Street

    1927

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Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 190th Street, 1927

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Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 190th Street

1927

1591 St. Nicholas Avenue (formerly Eleventh Avenue) at N.W. corner of 190th Street. The view is west on the north side of 190th Street. This is one of the early apartment houses of the Fort George section; it was built around 1914. October 26, 1927. P. L. Sperr.

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