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West 227th Street & Marble Hill Avenue, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1906 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - 227th Street (West), 1906

    Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - 227th Street (West)

    1906

  • Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - 227th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - 227th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - 228th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - 228th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - 228th Street (West), 1907

    Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - 228th Street (West)

    1907

  • Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - Fort Charles Place, 1927

    Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - Fort Charles Place

    1927

  • Manhattan: 228th Street (West) - Marble Hill Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 228th Street (West) - Marble Hill Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - Fort Charles Place, 1927

    Manhattan: Marble Hill Avenue - Fort Charles Place

    1927

  • Manhattan: 228th Street - Marble Hill Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 228th Street - Marble Hill Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 228th Street - Marble Hill Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 228th Street - Marble Hill Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 227th Street (West) - Marble Hill Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 227th Street (West) - Marble Hill Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 227th Street (West) - Marble Hill Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 227th Street (West) - Marble Hill Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 227th Street (West) - Marble Hill Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 227th Street (West) - Marble Hill Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Marble Hill Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Marble Hill Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Marble Hill Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Marble Hill Avenue

    1937

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Nearby places

  • Van Corlear Place & West 227th Street, Manhattan (3 photos)
  • Kingsbridge Avenue & Marble Hill Avenue, Bronx (3 photos)
  • West 227th Street & Adrian Avenue, Manhattan (2 photos)
  • Fort Charles Place & Jacobus Place, Manhattan (5 photos)
  • Corlear Avenue & West 230th Street, Bronx (4 photos)
  • Broadway & West 225th Street, Manhattan (12 photos)
  • Exterior Street & Broadway, Bronx (9 photos)
  • Riverdale Avenue & West 230th Street, Bronx (3 photos)

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 227th Street (West) - Marble Hill Avenue, 1936

Photo 10 of 14 at West 227th Street & Marble Hill Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 227th Street (West) - Marble Hill Avenue

1936

West 227th Street, west from Marble Hill, to Adrian Aves. Shown on the right is No. 91 Marble Hill Ave., at the N.W. corner. The two frame houses on the left are Nos. 118 and 116 West 227th Street, at and adjoining the S.E. corner of Van Corlear Place. May 8, 1936. W.P.A. Photo. Federal Art Project.

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