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West Street & Perry Street, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street, 1918

    Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street

    1918

  • Manhattan: West Street - Charles Street, 1918

    Manhattan: West Street - Charles Street

    1918

  • Manhattan: West Street - Charles Lane, 1927

    Manhattan: West Street - Charles Lane

    1927

  • Manhattan: West Street - Charles Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Charles Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Charles Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Charles Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: West Street - Charles Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Charles Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Charles Street - West Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Charles Street - West Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street, 1932

    Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Perry Street - West Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Perry Street - West Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street, 1934

    Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street, 1934

    Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street, 1929–1931

Photo 8 of 14 at West Street & Perry Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West Street - Perry Street

1929; 1931

(1) West Street, east side, from Perry Street, opposite Pier 47, North River, to West 11th (formerly Hammond) Street, opposite Pier 48. No 425 West Street, at the south corner of West 11th, is a frame building faced with brick. March 8, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, two years later, and almost half a year after the opening of the Canal-23rd Street section of the West Side Elevated Highway, underneath which the photographer is standing. Nos. 424 and 425, at and adjoining the south corner of West 11th Street, have been cut down to one-story only. See 11th Street. April 18, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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