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St. Nicholas Avenue & West 166th Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Broadway - 167th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - 167th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 167th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 167th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 166th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 166th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 167th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 167th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 166th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 166th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 167th Street (West) - Broadway, 1940

    Manhattan: 167th Street (West) - Broadway

    1940

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 166th Street

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 166th Street

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 167th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1937

Photo 4 of 7 at St. Nicholas Avenue & West 166th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 167th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue

1937

West 167th Street, north side, east from St. Nicholas to Amsterdam Aves. The small restaurant enterprise in the foreground is at the N.E. corner of St. Nicholas Ave, and 167th Street and faces onto that triangular area known as Mitchell Square. East of same is a 3-story building, No. 553 West 167th Street. June 15, 1937. P.L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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