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St. Nicholas Place & West 153rd Street, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Place - 153rd Street (West), 1924

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Place - 153rd Street (West)

    1924

  • Apartment buildings: 76 St. Nicholas Place- W. 153rd St., Manhattan, 1938

    Apartment buildings: 76 St. Nicholas Place- W. 153rd St., Manhattan

    1938

  • Paramount Laundry in ground floor apartment; closer view of #19468: 76 St. Nicholas Place- W. 153rd St., Manhattan, 1938

    Paramount Laundry in ground floor apartment; closer view of #19468: 76 St. Nicholas Place- W. 153rd St., Manhattan

    1938

  • Ground floor tailor shop: 76 St. Nicholas Place- W. 153rd St, Manhattan, 1938

    Ground floor tailor shop: 76 St. Nicholas Place- W. 153rd St, Manhattan

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Paramount Laundry in ground floor apartment; closer view of #19468: 76 St. Nicholas Place- W. 153rd St., Manhattan, 1938

Photo 3 of 4 at St. Nicholas Place & West 153rd Street, Manhattan

Paramount Laundry in ground floor apartment; closer view of #19468: 76 St. Nicholas Place- W. 153rd St., Manhattan

1938

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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