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West Street & Spring Street, Manhattan

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

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  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1918

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1918

  • Manhattan: Spring Street - West Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Spring Street - West Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1924

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1927–1934

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1927; 1934

  • Manhattan: Spring Street - West Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Spring Street - West Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1929–1933

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1929; 1933

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1930

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1930

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1930

  • Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets., 1932

    Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony along West Street., 1932

    Squatters Colony along West Street.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets., 1932

    Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony along West Street., 1932

    Squatters Colony along West Street.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony opposite 521 Washington Street., 1932

    Squatters Colony opposite 521 Washington Street.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony opposite 521 Washington Street., 1932

    Squatters Colony opposite 521 Washington Street.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets., 1932

    Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets., 1932

    Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets., 1932

    Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony opposite 521 Washington Street., 1932

    Squatters Colony opposite 521 Washington Street.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets., 1932

    Squatters Colony between West and Washington Streets.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony along West Street., 1932

    Squatters Colony along West Street.

    1932

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1934

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1934

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street, 1934

    Manhattan: West Street - Spring Street

    1934

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Squatters Colony opposite 521 Washington Street., 1932

Photo 18 of 27 at West Street & Spring Street, Manhattan

Squatters Colony opposite 521 Washington Street.

1932

(1) A shack under construction in the "hobo jungle", opposite 581 Washington Street; west to West Street. January 18, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from another angle, northwest above Spring Street. January 18, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, from a different angle. January 18, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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