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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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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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

Photo 3 of 6 at West End Avenue & West 96th Street, Manhattan

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

1929

736 West End Avenue at S.E. corner of 96th Street, a new fireproof building nearing completion on the site of old 738 and 736. The two remaining old houses shown adjoining this building on West End Avenue are 734 and 732. Compare this with the pictures of these houses about 1910. About 1929.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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