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Sylvan Place & West 120th Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: Sylvan Place - 120th Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: Sylvan Place - 120th Street (West)

    1932

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Manhattan: Sylvan Place - 120th Street (West), 1932

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Manhattan: Sylvan Place - 120th Street (West)

1932

Sylvan place, west side, north from West 120th to 121st Streets. July 25, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

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