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West 23rd Street & 7th Avenue, Manhattan

18 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • 23rd Street (West) - Seventh Avenue looking east, 1918-01-04

    23rd Street (West) - Seventh Avenue looking east

    1918-01-04

  • 23rd Street (West) - Seventh Avenue looking west, 1918-01-04

    23rd Street (West) - Seventh Avenue looking west

    1918-01-04

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1926

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1926

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 7th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 7th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 7th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 7th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 7th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 7th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1920–1929

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1920; 1922; 1929

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 7th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 7th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 23rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 23rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 23rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 23rd Street (West)

    1939

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Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1938

Photo 16 of 18 at West 23rd Street & 7th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 7th Avenue

1938

169 and 167 West 23rd Street, adjoining and east of the N.E. corner of Seventh Avenue (left) June, 1938 George D. Chinn

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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