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West 52nd Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1935

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Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1932

Photo 5 of 6 at West 52nd Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue

1932

620-630 West 52nd Street, south side, between Eleventh and Twelfth Avenues. No. 628-626 are three-story frame houses and Nos. 622-620 are two-story frame houses. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. Negative No. 203

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