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Tompkins Street & Rivington Street, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • East River - shore and skyline ; Queensborough bridge ; Williamsburg bridge., 1930–1936

    East River - shore and skyline ; Queensborough bridge ; Williamsburg bridge.

    1930; 1932; 1936

  • East River - shore and skyline ; Queensborough bridge ; Williamsburg bridge., 1930–1936

    East River - shore and skyline ; Queensborough bridge ; Williamsburg bridge.

    1930; 1932; 1936

  • East River - shore and skyline ; Queensborough bridge ; Williamsburg bridge., 1930–1936

    East River - shore and skyline ; Queensborough bridge ; Williamsburg bridge.

    1930; 1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street

    1936

  • Automobiles - Junkyards., 1936

    Automobiles - Junkyards.

    1936

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  • Rivington Street & Mangin Street, Manhattan (6 photos)
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  • Goerck Street & Rivington Street, Manhattan (16 photos)
  • Broome Street & East Street, Manhattan (4 photos)
  • Mangin Street & Stanton Street, Manhattan (5 photos)
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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street, 1936

Photo 8 of 11 at Tompkins Street & Rivington Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street

1936

Tompkins Street, west side, south from, but not including Rivington to Broome Streets. Note demolition in the foreground of all buildings east of Tompkins to East Streets, for the new East River Drive. Projecting eastward, over the view is the East River (Williamsburg) Bridge. March 29, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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