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West 36th Street & Dyer Avenue, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here in 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - Dyer Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - Dyer Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - Dyer Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - Dyer Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - Dyer Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - Dyer Avenue

    1938

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Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - Dyer Avenue, 1938

Photo 3 of 3 at West 36th Street & Dyer Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - Dyer Avenue

1938

(1) West 36th Street, south side, west from Dyer to Tenth Avenues, showing the westerly half of that Ninth to Tenth Avenues block, that has been bisected by this new thoroughfare, the entrance to the Lincoln Tunnel. Two churches appear here, which are the Roman Catholic Church of St. Chiara (St. Clare) and a German Lutheran Chapel. Feb. 10, 1938. P. L. Sperr, (2) and (3) An eastward view across Dyer Avenue with the Empire State Bldg. in the background. In the foreground of this view and No. 3 is the aforementioned Chapel at No. 446, a former stable. Feb. 10, 1938. P. L. Sperr,

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