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Wadsworth Avenue & 186th Street, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 186th Street, 1932–1934

    Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 186th Street

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 186th Street, 1932–1934

    Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 186th Street

    1932; 1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 186th Street, 1932–1934

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Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 186th Street

1932; 1934

(1) 269 Wadsworth Ave., east side, between 186th and 187th Streets. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. (2) The same, two years later. November 3, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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