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West 76th Street & Columbus Avenue, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1936

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Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1936

Photo 2 of 9 at West 76th Street & Columbus Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 76th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

1936

West 76th Street, north side, east from No. 119 (left) a point west of Columbus Ave., across same to Central Park West. Note the Sixth and Ninth Ave. Elevated Line on Columbus Ave. September 8, 1936. W.P.A. Photo. Federal Art Project.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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