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West 50th Street & 8th Avenue, Manhattan

17 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1924

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1924

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 50th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 50th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 8th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 8th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 8th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 8th Avenue

    1933

  • 251 West 50th Street (Broadway - Eighth Avenue), 1933-10-02

    251 West 50th Street (Broadway - Eighth Avenue)

    1933-10-02

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 8th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 8th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 8th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 8th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 50th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 50th Street

    1935

  • West 50th Street - Eighth Avenue, 1936-10-29

    West 50th Street - Eighth Avenue

    1936-10-29

  • West 50th Street - Eighth Avenue, 1936-10-29

    West 50th Street - Eighth Avenue

    1936-10-29

  • West 50th Street - Eighth Avenue, 1936-10-29

    West 50th Street - Eighth Avenue

    1936-10-29

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Eighth Avenue - 50th Street

    Eighth Avenue - 50th Street

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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West 50th Street - Eighth Avenue, 1936-10-29

Photo 11 of 17 at West 50th Street & 8th Avenue, Manhattan

West 50th Street - Eighth Avenue

1936-10-29

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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