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9th Avenue & 16th Street, Manhattan

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

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  • Manhattan: 16th Street - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 16th Street - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street, 1930–1935

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street

    1930; 1935

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street, 1930–1935

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street

    1930; 1935

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street, 1930–1935

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street

    1930; 1935

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (East) - 9th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 16th Street (East) - 9th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 16th Street

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 16th Street - 9th Avenue, 1927

Photo 1 of 11 at 9th Avenue & 16th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 16th Street - 9th Avenue

1927

16th Street, north side, at Ninth Avenue, and west. September 6, 1927.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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