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East River Drive & East 111th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: East River Drive - 111th Street (East), 1935

    Manhattan: East River Drive - 111th Street (East)

    1935

  • Manhattan: East River Drive - 111th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: East River Drive - 111th Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: East River Drive - 111th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: East River Drive - 111th Street (East)

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: East River Drive - 111th Street (East), 1937

Photo 2 of 3 at East River Drive & East 111th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: East River Drive - 111th Street (East)

1937

East River Drive, north of East 111th Street, showing on the left Jefferson park extending northward to East 114th Street. This is a set of 2 views; No. 2 of which shows the rivers edge. July 16, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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