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West Street & Gansevoort Street, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: West Street - Between Gansevoort and Little West 12th Streets., 1900

    Manhattan: West Street - Between Gansevoort and Little West 12th Streets.

    1900

  • Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street, 1927

    Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - West Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - West Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - West Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - West Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1929–1938

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1929; 1932; 1938

  • Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1929–1938

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1929; 1932; 1938

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1929–1938

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1929; 1932; 1938

  • Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - Gansevoort Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - Gansevoort Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Bloomfield Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Gansevoort Street - Bloomfield Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street, 1935

    Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street, 1935

    Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street, 1935

    Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street, 1929

Photo 7 of 15 at West Street & Gansevoort Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West Street - Gansevoort Street

1929

West Washington Market, at and north from the N.W. corner of Gansevoort and West Streets, Pier 52, North River. April 3, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

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