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West 66th Street & West End Avenue, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 66th Street (West) - West End Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 66th Street (West) - West End Avenue

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 66th Street (West) - West End Avenue, 1936

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Manhattan: 66th Street (West) - West End Avenue

1936

West 66th Street, west from West End Ave. to the North (Hudson) River. The elevated road bed shown at the water front is the West Side Vehicular Highway. Pier F. appears underneath same and across the N.Y. Central Railroad yards. August 25, 1936. W.P.A. Photo. Federal Art Project.

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