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Varick Street & Franklin Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Varick Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Varick Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street, 1926–1939

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street

    1926; 1939

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street, 1926–1939

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street

    1926; 1939

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street, 1926–1939

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street

    1926; 1939

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Varick Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Varick Street

    1932

  • at West Broadway and Franklin Street, to Southeast, Manhattan, 1939-05-19

    at West Broadway and Franklin Street, to Southeast, Manhattan

    1939-05-19

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Franklin Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Franklin Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Franklin Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Franklin Street

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street, 1926–1939

Photo 4 of 8 at Varick Street & Franklin Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street

1926; 1939

(1) Varick Street, West Side, and South from North Moore to Leonard Streets. March 8th, 1926 (2) Franklin Street, West Side and North West corner and Varick Street from South West corner. July 12th, 1939 (3) Varick Street, North of Franklin from a point looking Southwards. July 12th, 1939 Photographs by, P.L. Sperr.

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