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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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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street, 1935

Photo 6 of 11 at Tompkins Street & Rivington Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Rivington Street

1935

(1) Tompkins Street, east side, at Rivington Street. Also shown across clearance, is Rivington Street, south side, between East and Tompkins Streets. Note the Williamsburg Bridge in the background. September 16, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) Showing the N.E. corner of Tompkins at Rivington Streets. On the right, is the north side of Rivington Street, east to East Street. The view in actuality, shows a portion of Brooklyn (across East River). September 11, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (3) A view eastward of what was formerly Rivington Street. Note total demolition of everything east of Tompkins Street which has become a link in the new East River Drive. December 12, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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