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West 41st Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan

35 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street, 1923

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street, 1924

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West), 1931

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40st Street (West), 1931

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40st Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West), 1932–1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West)

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West), 1932–1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West)

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West), 1932–1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West)

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street, 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street (West), 1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street (West)

    1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street, 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street, 1935–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936–1940

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936; 1940

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936–1940

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936; 1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 40th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936–1940

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936; 1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936–1940

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936; 1940

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936–1940

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936; 1940

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936; 1940

  • West Side Improvement Project.

    1937

  • Squatters Colony - A hobo [and his shelter.]

    1938

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street (West)

    1940

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Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street, 1932–1935

Photo 10 of 35 at West 41st Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 41st Street

1932; 1935

(1) Eleventh Avenue, east side, from 42nd to 41st Streets. February 7, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, three years later, after demolition of the buildings fronting on Eleventh Avenue. March 26, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (3) The International Truck Company building rising here. August 12, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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