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West 124th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1908 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • The Hancock, N. W. corner St. Nicholas Avenue and One hundred and twenty-fourth Street., 1908

    The Hancock, N. W. corner St. Nicholas Avenue and One hundred and twenty-fourth Street.

    1908

  • The Hancock, N. W. corner St. Nicholas Avenue and One hundred and twenty-fourth Street., 1908

    The Hancock, N. W. corner St. Nicholas Avenue and One hundred and twenty-fourth Street.

    1908

  • The Hancock, N. W. corner St. Nicholas Avenue and One hundred and twenty-fourth Street., 1908

    The Hancock, N. W. corner St. Nicholas Avenue and One hundred and twenty-fourth Street.

    1908

  • Manhattan: 124th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 124th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 124th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 124th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 124th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 124th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 124th Street (West), 1938

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 124th Street (West)

    1938

  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 124th Street (West), 1938

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 124th Street (West)

    1938

  • Manhattan: Manhattan Avenue - Hancock Place, 1938

    Manhattan: Manhattan Avenue - Hancock Place

    1938

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Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 124th Street (West), 1938

Photo 8 of 9 at West 124th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 124th Street (West)

1938

St. Nicholas Avenue, east side, from W. 124th (right) to 125th (left margin) Streets, as viewed in a northeastward direction to show a clearance at the N.E. corner of the first mentioned point. This is of recent occurrence and included a row of 5 story tenements that bore No's. 280 to 286 inclusive and was similar in construction with the 5 unit structure at the left (No's. 332 to 324 West 125th Street). To the right is a row of six, 3 story dwellings (No's. 331 to 321 W. 124th Street) that have individual frontages of 16.8 feet and are midway between St. Nicholas and Eighth Avenues. March 19, 1938. P.L. Sperr

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