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Varick Street & Laight Street, Manhattan

26 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1914

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1914

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1914

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1914

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1915

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Sullivan Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Sullivan Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Sullivan Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Sullivan Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Sullivan Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Sullivan Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Laight Street

    1937

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Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street, 1936

Photo 20 of 26 at Varick Street & Laight Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Varick Street

1936

(1) Laight Street, at, adjoining and west of the N.W. corner of Varick Street. Note the bales of rags shown. November 27, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same. Shown on the right is Canal Street, at the N.E. corner of Thompson Street. Adjoining the corner on the Thompson Street side, is St. Alphonsue Hall, with the church building just north. November 27, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (3) Smiliar to No. 2, but more inclusive. Building appearing on the extreme right, is the Kissel Building, at the S.E. corner of Varick Street. November 27, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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