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West Broadway & Canal Street, Manhattan

42 historical photos taken here between 1914 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: York Street - West Broadway, 1914

    Manhattan: York Street - West Broadway

    1914

  • Sixth Avenue #43, 1920-01-06

    Sixth Avenue #43

    1920-01-06

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Beach Street, 1926–1928

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Beach Street

    1926; 1928

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Beach Street, 1926–1928

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Beach Street

    1926; 1928

  • Manhattan: Walker Street - West Broadway, 1928

    Manhattan: Walker Street - West Broadway

    1928

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Beach Street, 1928

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Beach Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Beach Street, 1928

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Beach Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway, 1932

    Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway

    1932

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway, 1933

    Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway

    1933

  • Tenement and El: York St.-6th Ave., Manhattan, 1935

    Tenement and El: York St.-6th Ave., Manhattan

    1935

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway, 1936

    Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway

    1936

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street, 1938

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway, 1938

    Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway

    1938

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street, 1938

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street, 1938

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue Extension - West Broadway N. Lispenard, 1938

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue Extension - West Broadway N. Lispenard

    1938

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway, 1938

    Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway

    1938

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street, 1938

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Beach Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Beach Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: York Street - West Broadway, 1939

    Manhattan: York Street - West Broadway

    1939

  • Manhattan: Beach Street - West Broadway, 1939

    Manhattan: Beach Street - West Broadway

    1939

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway, 1939

    Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Lispenard Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Lispenard Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway, 1939

    Manhattan: Canal Street - West Broadway

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Walker Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Walker Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Lispenard Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Lispenard Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Beach Street - West Broadway

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Lispenard Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - 6th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Lispenard Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - 6th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Beach Street - West Broadway

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Walker Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

    1939

  • West Broadway - Canal Street

    Unknown

  • Canal Street - W Broadway looking north

    Unknown

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  • Canal Street & Wooster Street, Manhattan (3 photos)
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  • Grand Street & Wooster Street, Manhattan (2 photos)

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Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street, 1939

Photo 30 of 42 at West Broadway & Canal Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West Broadway - Canal Street

1939

West Broadway, west side, south from and across Canal Street. In the center and on a diagonal runs the Sixth Avenue Extension. This forms the far side of the triangular plot utilized as a gasoline station. July 25, 1939. P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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