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West Broadway & Houston Street, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Broadway, 1929

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Broadway

    1929

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Broadway, 1932

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Broadway

    1932

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West), 1933

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West)

    1933

  • Manhattan: Houston Street - West Broadway, 1938

    Manhattan: Houston Street - West Broadway

    1938

  • Manhattan: Houston Street - West Broadway, 1938

    Manhattan: Houston Street - West Broadway

    1938

  • Manhattan: Houston Street - West Broadway, 1938

    Manhattan: Houston Street - West Broadway

    1938

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West)

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West), 1939

Photo 9 of 14 at West Broadway & Houston Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West Broadway - Houston Street (West)

1939

West Broadway, north from Houston Street. View 1 being slightly earlier shows the still present Sixth Avenue "El" pillars. In the background, at Washington Square appears the distinctive apartment building No. 1 Fifth Avenue. This is obscured by the waste paper truck in the foreground of View 2. View 1: April 8, 1939 View 2: May 19, 1939

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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