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West 127th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 128th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 128th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 128th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 128th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 128th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 127th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 127th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 128th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 128th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 128th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932

Photo 5 of 15 at West 127th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

1932

(1) 9-7 West 127th Street, west of and adjoining the N.W. corner of Fifth Avenue. No. 9 has a stucco front and No. 7 has a brick front; both are three-story frame houses. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. (2) The same. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York.

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