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West 57th Street & 8th Avenue, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1899 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1899–1927

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1899; 1927

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1899–1927

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1899; 1927

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 8th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 8th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 8th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 8th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1926

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1926

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1926

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1926

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 8th Avenue, 1926

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 8th Avenue

    1926

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 57th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 57th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 57th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 57th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 57th Street - 8th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 57th Street - 8th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 57th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1931

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 57th Street - 8th Avenue, 1920

Photo 4 of 12 at West 57th Street & 8th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 57th Street - 8th Avenue

1920

57th Street, intersection 8th Avenue. (Before reconstruct on). March 22, 1920.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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