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West 187th Street & Broadway, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 187th Avenue - Broadway, 1923

    Manhattan: 187th Avenue - Broadway

    1923

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 187th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 187th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 187th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 187th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 187th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 187th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 187th Street (West) - Broadway, 1933–1934

    Manhattan: 187th Street (West) - Broadway

    1933; 1934

  • Manhattan: 187th Street (West) - Broadway, 1933–1934

    Manhattan: 187th Street (West) - Broadway

    1933; 1934

  • Manhattan: 187th Street (West) - Broadway, 1933–1934

    Manhattan: 187th Street (West) - Broadway

    1933; 1934

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Manhattan: Broadway - 187th Street (West), 1930

Photo 3 of 7 at West 187th Street & Broadway, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 187th Street (West)

1930

Broadway, (extreme foreground, running from right to left and visible through the trees), south from and including West 189th, to West 187th Streets, showing the St. Elizabeth Church (R.C.), at the N.W. corner of the latter street. Running parallel to Broadway is Bennett Ave. (center) and forming with it a right angle is West 187th Street extending west to Overlook Terrace (running parallel to Bennett Ave.). In the background are visible the rears of buildings facing on the east side of Fort Washington Ave. between West 187th and West 183rd Streets, and across them an anchorage of the George Washington Memorial Bridge. This photograph was taken from Wadsworth Terrace, between West 189th and West 190th Streets. November 23, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

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