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West Street & Houston Street, Manhattan

20 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Street, 1927–1929

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Street

    1927; 1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West), 1927

    Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West)

    1927

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Street, 1927–1929

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Street

    1927; 1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West), 1927–1932

    Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West)

    1927; 1932

  • Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West), 1927–1932

    Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West)

    1927; 1929; 1932

  • Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West), 1927

    Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West)

    1927

  • Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West), 1927–1932

    Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West)

    1927; 1932

  • Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West), 1927–1932

    Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West)

    1927; 1929; 1932

  • Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West), 1927–1932

    Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West)

    1927; 1929; 1932

  • Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West), 1927

    Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West)

    1927

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Houston Street (West - West Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: West Street., 1936

    Manhattan: West Street.

    1936

  • Manhattan: West Street - Cortlandt Street, 1937–1940

    Manhattan: West Street - Cortlandt Street

    1937; 1940

  • Manhattan: West Street - Cortlandt Street, 1937–1940

    Manhattan: West Street - Cortlandt Street

    1937; 1940

  • Manhattan: West Street., 1938

    Manhattan: West Street.

    1938

  • Manhattan: West Street., 1938

    Manhattan: West Street.

    1938

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Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West), 1927–1932

Photo 9 of 20 at West Street & Houston Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West Street - Houston Street (West)

1927; 1929; 1932

(1) West Street, east side, from West Houston Street (formerly Hammersley Street), opposite Pier 39, North River, to Leroy Street, opposite Pier 41. The lunch room on the corner at the right was supposed to have been in the hands of one family for a hundred years. Hammersley Street (it was absorbed in 1858 by Houston Street, and lost its own name) was, prior to the redistricting of 1917, the south boundary of the Ninth Ward, which was roughly identical with "Greenwich Village." October 25, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, a year and a half later, and including one or two buildings north of Leroy Street. March 6, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (3) West Street, East Side from Leroy and Clarkson Streets, looking South. At the South East corner of Leroy Street is the new depot of the Monarch Freight System. May 7th, 1942. P.L. Sperr,

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