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Wadsworth Avenue & 187th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1933 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 187th Street (West) - Wadsworth Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 187th Street (West) - Wadsworth Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 187th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 187th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 187th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 187th Street

    1934

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Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 187th Street, 1934

Photo 2 of 3 at Wadsworth Avenue & 187th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Wadsworth Avenue - 187th Street

1934

(1) Wadsworth Avenue, west side, north from 187th Street, seen from the S.W. corner. The block of eight little houses, from 187th to 188th Streets, was built around 1895, and considerably antedates anything else in the picture. Wadsworth Gardens, the apartment house on the N.W. corner of 188th Street, was built between 1922 and 1925. November 3, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, seen from the S.E. corner. November 3, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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