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West End Avenue & West 97th Street, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: West End Avenue - 97th Street (West), 1925

    Manhattan: West End Avenue - 97th Street (West)

    1925

  • Water tower; view of Hotel Paris (West End Ave & 97th St.) in distance: Manhattan, 1934

    Water tower; view of Hotel Paris (West End Ave & 97th St.) in distance: Manhattan

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: West End Avenue - 97th Street (West), 1925

Photo 1 of 2 at West End Avenue & West 97th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West End Avenue - 97th Street (West)

1925

West End Avenue, east side, from 97th to 98th Streets, showing 760-70 West End Avenue, old houses built in the late 1880's. Not long after the date of this photograph all but 770, in the middle of the block, will be replaced by a 15-story apartment building. The 12-story building on the S.E. corner of 98th Street was erected between 1910 and 1916, replacing similar small houses. June 1925.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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