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Van Corlear Place & West 227th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 227th Street (West) - Van Corlear Place, 1936

    Manhattan: 227th Street (West) - Van Corlear Place

    1936

  • Manhattan: Van Corlear Place - 227th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: Van Corlear Place - 227th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: Van Corlear Place - 227th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: Van Corlear Place - 227th Street (West)

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Van Corlear Place - 227th Street (West), 1937

Photo 2 of 3 at Van Corlear Place & West 227th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Van Corlear Place - 227th Street (West)

1937

Van Corlear Place, north from Jacobus Place to West 227th Street, as photographed to show pavement conditions. These photos are progressive. In the last appears a modern apartment bldg. on the north side of 227th Street. The grade there slopes down to Marble Hill Avenue May 3, 1937 1-2-3 W. P. A., photo Five Boroughs Project

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