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West Broadway & White Street, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • North Moore Street - West Broadway - Varick Street, 1919-08-28

    North Moore Street - West Broadway - Varick Street

    1919-08-28

  • North Moore Street - West Broadway - Varick Street, 1919-08-28

    North Moore Street - West Broadway - Varick Street

    1919-08-28

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street, 1928–1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street

    1928; 1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street, 1928

    Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street, 1928–1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street

    1928; 1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street, 1928

    Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street, 1928–1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street

    1928; 1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street, 1932

    Manhattan: West Broadway - White Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - North Moore Street, 1938

    Manhattan: West Broadway - North Moore Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - North Moore Street, 1938

    Manhattan: West Broadway - North Moore Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - North Moore Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - North Moore Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - North Moore Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - North Moore Street

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: West Broadway - North Moore Street, 1938

Photo 10 of 12 at West Broadway & White Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West Broadway - North Moore Street

1938

West Broadway, west side, south from North Moore Street, showing across the Sixth Ave. Elevated structure the Western Union Building outline. Note in the foreground, the Franklin Street station at Finn Square. It is at the latter point where Varick Street starts, diverging northward from West Broadway. May 2, 1938. P. L. Sperr. The same Locale, subsequent to "El" demolition. July 12, 1939 P. L. Sperr

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