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Washington Square & Washington Square West, Manhattan

43 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1959, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West, 1900

    Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West

    1900

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West, 1920

    Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West

    1920

  • Manhattan: Minetta Lane - MacDougal Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Minetta Lane - MacDougal Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West, 1925

    Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West

    1925

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - 4th Street (West), 1925

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - 4th Street (West)

    1925

  • Manhattan: Minetta Lane - MacDougal Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Minetta Lane - MacDougal Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue, 1926

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue

    1926

  • Manhattan: Washington Square West - 4th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Washington Square West - 4th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - 4th Street (West), 1931

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - 4th Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West, 1932

    Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West

    1932

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - 4th Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - 4th Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West, 1932

    Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West

    1932

  • Manhattan: 4th Street - MacDougal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 4th Street - MacDougal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West), 1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West)

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West), 1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West)

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West), 1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West)

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West), 1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West)

    1933

  • Manhattan: 4th Street (West) - MacDougal Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 4th Street (West) - MacDougal Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Washington Square West - 4th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Washington Square West - 4th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Minetta Lane, 1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Minetta Lane

    1933

  • Artists and poets - Greenwich Village., 1933

    Artists and poets - Greenwich Village.

    1933

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West), 1934–1936

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West)

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West), 1934–1936

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - 3rd Street (West)

    1934; 1936

  • Artists and poets - Greenwich Village., 1934

    Artists and poets - Greenwich Village.

    1934

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue

    1935; 1936

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

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

    1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - 4th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - 4th Street (West)

    1935

  • Artists and poets - Greenwich Village., 1935

    Artists and poets - Greenwich Village.

    1935

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue

    1935; 1936

  • Artists and poets - Greenwich Village., 1936

    Artists and poets - Greenwich Village.

    1936

  • Artists and poets - Greenwich Village., 1936

    Artists and poets - Greenwich Village.

    1936

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue., 1936

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Stone Avenue.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 4th Street (East)., 1937

    Manhattan: 4th Street (East).

    1937

  • Manhattan: 4th Street (East)., 1937

    Manhattan: 4th Street (East).

    1937

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West, 1939

    Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West

    1939

  • Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West, 1939

    Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West

    1939

  • Manhattan: 3rd Street (West) - MacDougal Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 3rd Street (West) - MacDougal Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 3rd Street (West) - MacDougal Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 3rd Street (West) - MacDougal Street

    1939

  • MacDougal Street - 3rd Street looking south, 1951

    MacDougal Street - 3rd Street looking south

    1951

  • MacDougal Street #119, 1959

    MacDougal Street #119

    1959

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - 4th Street (West)

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - 4th Street (West)

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West, 1932

Photo 12 of 43 at Washington Square & Washington Square West, Manhattan

Manhattan: Washington Square - Washington Square West

1932

Washington Square, seen from a roof at Sixth Avenue near 4th Street. The principal New York University building is on Washington Square East from Washington to Waverly Places. On the N.E. corner of Waverly and University Places a tall apartment building is going to be erected in 1929. The tall building north of the square is the new One Fifth Avenue. To the right may be seen the new apartment building at 32 Washington Square West, recently erected onto the site of the old Hicks-Lord house. Behind it, on the horizon, the tower of the Consolidated Gas building, Irving Place and 14th Street, is nearing completion. Nearer in the foreground are the roofs of the Holley Hotel, 35-6 Washington Square West, and the old houses 37-39, which are soon to be replaced by an apartment building. The spires in the immediate foreground belong to the Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church at 135 West Fourth Street. Down in the park, to the right of the fountain, and nearer, may be seen the newly rebuilt comfort station. P. L. Sperr. (2) Sixth Avenue, West side, at West 4th Street, north west from Third Street, showing the Excelsior Accordion Manufacturing Company's building. P.L. Sperr, April 3, 1928. March 15th, 1932.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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