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West 12th Street & Greenwich Avenue, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: Jane Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: Jane Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 12th Street, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 12th Street

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 12th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 12th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: Jane Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: Jane Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 12th Street, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 12th Street

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1937

  • Jane Street #6 [interior], 1938

    Jane Street #6 [interior]

    1938

  • Jane Street #6 [interior], 1938

    Jane Street #6 [interior]

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1932

Photo 10 of 15 at West 12th Street & Greenwich Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 12th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

1932

12th Street (formerly Troy Street), west from 269 West 12th Street, west of Greenwich Avenue. April 3, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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