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Washington Square North & University Place, Manhattan

29 historical photos taken here between 1905 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1905–1933

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1905; 1933

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1905–1933

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1905; 1933

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1925

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1925

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1925

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1925

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1926

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1926

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1927–1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1927; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1927–1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1927; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1927–1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1927; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Mews - University Place, 1933

    Manhattan: Washington Mews - University Place

    1933

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1933–1940

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1933; 1940

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1933–1940

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1933; 1940

  • Manhattan: University Place - Washington Mews, 1933

    Manhattan: University Place - Washington Mews

    1933

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1933–1940

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1933; 1940

  • Manhattan: University Place - Waverly Place, 1933

    Manhattan: University Place - Waverly Place

    1933

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place, 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place

    1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place, 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place

    1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place, 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place

    1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place, 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place

    1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place, 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place

    1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square Park - [Washington Square (North).], 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square Park - [Washington Square (North).]

    1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square Park seen from 1 University Place., 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square Park seen from 1 University Place.

    1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1938

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1938

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1938

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1938

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1938

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1938

  • Manhattan: Washington Mews - University Place, 1939

    Manhattan: Washington Mews - University Place

    1939

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1939

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

    1939

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place, 1940

    Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place

    1940

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place, 1940

    Manhattan: Washington Square - University Place

    1940

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Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place, 1905–1933

Photo 1 of 29 at Washington Square North & University Place, Manhattan

Manhattan: Washington Square North - University Place

1905; 1933

(1) 1 to 6 Washington Square North, at and adjoining the N.W. corner of University Place. Compare this with later pictures of this block. September 8, 1905. Brown Brothers. (2) 1 to 5 Washington Square North, the same houses, nearly thirty years later, seen across the N.E. corner of Washington Square from Washington Square East and Washington Place. The view at the right is north on Washington Square East and University Place. New York University students and others may be seen along the sidewalk on either side of Washington Square. February 23, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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