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West 23rd Street & 6th Avenue, Manhattan

23 historical photos taken here between 1869 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1869

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1869

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1875

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1875

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1885

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1885

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1888–1935

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1888; 1928; 1929; 1935

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1888–1935

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1888; 1928; 1929; 1935

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1888–1935

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1888; 1928; 1929; 1935

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1888–1935

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1888; 1928; 1929; 1935

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1900

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1900

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1910

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1910

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue, 1911

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    1911

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue, 1911

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    1911

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1916

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1916

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1928–1933

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1928; 1933

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1928

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1928–1933

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1928; 1933

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue, 1935

Photo 20 of 23 at West 23rd Street & 6th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 23rd Street - 6th Avenue

1935

(1) 23rd St, north side, east from and including Sixth Avenue. In the centre is the Brie Building; at the right, on the N.W. corner of Fifth Avenue, is the Fifth Avenue Building, which replaced the Fifth Avenue Hotel; and above it looms the tower of the Metropolitan Life Building. September 14, 1928 P. L. Sperr (2) The same, from the street level. April 26, 1935 P. L. Sperr

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