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Washington Square West & Washington Place, Manhattan

16 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Washington Square West - Washington Place, ca. 1920

    Manhattan: Washington Square West - Washington Place

    ca. 1920

  • Manhattan: Washington Square West - Washington Place, 1930

    Manhattan: Washington Square West - Washington Place

    1930

  • Manhattan: Washington Square West - Washington Place, 1930

    Manhattan: Washington Square West - Washington Place

    1930

  • Manhattan: Washington Square West - Washington Place, 1930

    Manhattan: Washington Square West - Washington Place

    1930

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - MacDougal Street, 1930–1933

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - MacDougal Street

    1930; 1933

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - MacDougal Street, 1930–1933

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - MacDougal Street

    1930; 1933

  • Waverly Place #11, 1931

    Waverly Place #11

    1931

  • Manhattan: Waverly Place - Washington Square West: 108-112 Waverly Place, south side, east of Washington Square West., 1933-05-05

    Manhattan: Waverly Place - Washington Square West: 108-112 Waverly Place, south side, east of Washington Square West.

    1933-05-05

  • Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Washington Square North, 1933

    Manhattan: MacDougal Street - Washington Square North

    1933

  • Manhattan: Washington Place - Washington Square West, 1934–1939

    Manhattan: Washington Place - Washington Square West

    1934; 1939

  • Artists and poets - Greenwich Village., 1934

    Artists and poets - Greenwich Village.

    1934

  • Manhattan: Washington Place - Washington Square West, 1934–1939

    Manhattan: Washington Place - Washington Square West

    1934; 1939

  • Manhattan: Washington Square West - Waverly Place, 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square West - Waverly Place

    1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square West - Waverly Place, 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square West - Waverly Place

    1935

  • Manhattan: Washington Square North - MacDougal Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Washington Square North - MacDougal Street

    1935

  • Artists and poets - Greenwich Village., 1936

    Artists and poets - Greenwich Village.

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Washington Square West - Washington Place, 1930

Photo 2 of 16 at Washington Square West & Washington Place, Manhattan

Manhattan: Washington Square West - Washington Place

1930

Washington Square West, from Washington Place to Waverly Place, inclusive, showing the clearing on the S.W. corner of Washington Place, the apartment building erected in 1927 on the N.W. corner, where the old Hicks-Lord house used to stand, and the new 30 Washington Square apartment building which replaces the old Washington and Peabody apartment houses, 100-04 Waverly Place. February 28, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

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