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Varick Street & Beach Street, Manhattan

33 historical photos taken here between 1905 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Ericsson Place - Varick Street, 1905

    Manhattan: Ericsson Place - Varick Street

    1905

  • Manhattan: Ericsson Place - Varick Street, 1905

    Manhattan: Ericsson Place - Varick Street

    1905

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1914

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1914

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1914

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1914

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1914

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1914

  • North Moore Street - Varick Street - Hudson Street, 1919-08-28

    North Moore Street - Varick Street - Hudson Street

    1919-08-28

  • North Moore Street - Varick Street - Hudson Street, 1919-08-28

    North Moore Street - Varick Street - Hudson Street

    1919-08-28

  • North Moore Street - Varick Street - Hudson Street, 1919-08-28

    North Moore Street - Varick Street - Hudson Street

    1919-08-28

  • Varick Street - Beach Street - Laight Street, east side looking south, 1922

    Varick Street - Beach Street - Laight Street, east side looking south

    1922

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - North Moore Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Varick Street - North Moore Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - North Moore Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Varick Street - North Moore Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - North Moore Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Varick Street - North Moore Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - North Moore Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Varick Street - North Moore Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: North Moore Street - Varick Street, 1932

    Manhattan: North Moore Street - Varick Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Beach Street - Varick Street, 1933–1936

    Manhattan: Beach Street - Varick Street

    1933; 1936

  • Manhattan: Beach Street - Varick Street, 1933–1936

    Manhattan: Beach Street - Varick Street

    1933; 1936

  • Manhattan: Beach Street - Varick Street, 1933–1936

    Manhattan: Beach Street - Varick Street

    1933; 1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Ericsson Place - Varick Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Ericsson Place - Varick Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Thames Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Thames Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Thames Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Thames Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Thames Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Thames Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Beach Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Ericsson Place - Varick Street

    1937

  • 34-46 Varick Street - Beach Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Beach Street - Varick Street, 1933–1936

Photo 19 of 33 at Varick Street & Beach Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Beach Street - Varick Street

1933; 1936

(1) Beach Street, east from and including Varick Street, to and including West Broadway. The New York Telephone Building is shown in the background. June 3, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) The Same, as seen from Hudson Street and across the clearance where the former New York Central Freight Depot stood. November 27, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same as No. 2. Buildings shown in the foreground are on the east side of Varick Street and include both the N.E. & S.E. corners of Beach Street. November 27, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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