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West 115th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1921 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 115th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 115th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 115th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 115th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 115th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 115th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 115th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 115th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 115th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 115th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 114th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 114th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 114th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 114th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 115th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 115th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 115th Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 115th Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 115th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 115th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 115th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 115th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 114th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue, 1925

Photo 6 of 11 at West 115th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 114th Street (West) - 3rd Avenue

1925

215 West 114th Street, north side showing the Wadleigh High School. Board of Education, N.Y.C. 1925.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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