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St. Nicholas Avenue & Fort George Avenue, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - St. Nicholas Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: Fairview Avenue - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: Fairview Avenue - St. Nicholas Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fairview Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fairview Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: Fort George Avenue - 190th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: Fort George Avenue - 190th Street (West)

    1937

  • General view - [Manhattan - St. Nicholas Avenue - Fairview Avenue - Dyckman Street (West).], 1937

    General view - [Manhattan - St. Nicholas Avenue - Fairview Avenue - Dyckman Street (West).]

    1937

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fairview Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fairview Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fairview Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fairview Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue, 1940

Photo 12 of 13 at St. Nicholas Avenue & Fort George Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - Fort George Avenue

1940

St. Nicholas Place, east side, north across W. 150th Street. At the right is the 6-story Audubon Court Apartments. Adjoining same are the several buildings that house the Community Hospital in New York City. These are at the S. E. corner of 150th Street. Across the street at the N. E. corner is the reputed Ringling mansion. One, J. A. Bailey owned same in 1904. This individual may have been one of the famous circus owners, Barnum and Bailey, the predecessors to the present Ringling Brothers. H. Acker is the owner in 1910, Louis Schaefer in 1918 and a Bertha Koemple in 1939. Adjoining this is the minaretted A. Alexander home. View 2 shows only the structures at the N. E. corner. The triangular park that separates St. Nicholas Place from the Avenue of the same name, is Donnelson Square. P. L. Sperr May 19, 1940 April 19, 1940 No. 3 The Community Hospital and it's adjoining buildings as photographed across the aforementioned Donnelson Square. P. L. Sperr June 5, 1940

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