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West End Avenue & West 96th Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: West End Avenue - 96th Street (West), 1920

    Manhattan: West End Avenue - 96th Street (West)

    1920

  • Manhattan: West End Avenue - 96th Street (West), 1920

    Manhattan: West End Avenue - 96th Street (West)

    1920

  • Manhattan: West End Avenue - 96th Street (West), 1929

    Manhattan: West End Avenue - 96th Street (West)

    1929

  • Manhattan: 96th Street - West End Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 96th Street - West End Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 96th Street (West) - West End Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 96th Street (West) - West End Avenue

    1932

  • Rip's Tennis Courts: 300 W. 96th-West End Ave., Manhattan, 1935

    Rip's Tennis Courts: 300 W. 96th-West End Ave., Manhattan

    1935

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Manhattan: West End Avenue - 96th Street (West), 1920

Photo 2 of 6 at West End Avenue & West 96th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West End Avenue - 96th Street (West)

1920

740 West End Avenue at N.E. corner of 96th Street, "The Della Robbia", the original building erected on the site, some time between 1910 and 1916. The Riverside Theatre, shown on 96th Street, was built about the same time. The small house above it is the rather older "Theodora", five-story apartment house; it will be demolished about 1930. The building with the grocery store, shown in part on the N.W. corner opposite The Della Robbia, was erected about 1900. About 1920. New York Sun Staff Photographer. Gift of E. M. Jenks.

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