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West 45th Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1927–1931

    Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1927; 1931

  • Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1927–1931

    Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1927; 1931

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 45th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 45th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 45th Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 45th Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936

  • Tenements; Emil Recke Motorcycles: W. 45th St. - 11th Ave., Manhattan, 1936

    Tenements; Emil Recke Motorcycles: W. 45th St. - 11th Ave., Manhattan

    1936

  • Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936

Photo 7 of 10 at West 45th Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 45th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

1936

(1) West 45th Street, south side, east from Eleventh Ave., and showing demolition of buildings east of the corner, which has already been cleared, as a part of the railroad track removal program. December 4, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, slightly eastward. December 4, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (3) A rear view of tenements about to be razed, as shown in Nos. 1 and 2. December 4, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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