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West 69th Street & West End Avenue, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1933 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 69th Street (West) - West End Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 69th Street (West) - West End Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 69th Street (West) - West End Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 69th Street (West) - West End Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: West End Avenue - 69th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: West End Avenue - 69th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 69th Street (West) - West End Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 69th Street (West) - West End Avenue

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 69th Street (West) - West End Avenue, 1937

Photo 2 of 4 at West 69th Street & West End Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 69th Street (West) - West End Avenue

1937

West 69th Street, west from West End Ave. to the North (Hudson) River and showing a clearance at the S.W. corner of the first point. Note at the rivers edge, the elevated West Side Vehicular Highway over tracks of the New York Central Railroad. Beyond are the Jersey highlands. View No. 2 of this set emphasises the aforementioned clearance, West End Ave. being in the foreground. December 19, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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