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York Street & St. John's Lane, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: York Street - St. John's Lane, 1927

    Manhattan: York Street - St. John's Lane

    1927

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: York Street - St. John's Lane, 1927

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Manhattan: York Street - St. John's Lane

1927

2 York Street, at the S.E. corner of St. John's Lane. Also shown is St. John's Lane, east side, south from and including York to, but not including Beach Streets. Building concerned is a 3-story frame house. December 7, 1927. P. L. Sperr.

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