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59th Street & 7th Avenue, Manhattan

38 historical photos taken here between 1892 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Central Park - West Drive., 1892

    Manhattan: Central Park - West Drive.

    1892

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Central Park West, 1900

    Manhattan: Broadway - Central Park West

    1900

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Central Park West, 1901

    Manhattan: Broadway - Central Park West

    1901

  • Gainsborough Studios, nos. 222-224 West Fifty-ninth Street, between Seventh Avenue and Broadway, facing Central Park., 1910-03

    Gainsborough Studios, nos. 222-224 West Fifty-ninth Street, between Seventh Avenue and Broadway, facing Central Park.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South, 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South, 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South, 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South, 1915

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Seventh Avenue #1842-44, 5-25-1920

    Seventh Avenue #1842-44

    5-25-1920

  • Seventh Avenue #1840, 1920-06-12

    Seventh Avenue #1840

    1920-06-12

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920–1921

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920; 1921

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920–1921

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920; 1921

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway, 1927

    Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway

    1927

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Drive., 1928

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Drive.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway, 1929–1938

    Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway

    1929; 1938

  • Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway, 1929–1938

    Manhattan: Central Park West - Broadway

    1929; 1938

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 7th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - Central Park South

    1931

  • Manhattan: Central Park entrance at Columbus Circle., 1933

    Manhattan: Central Park entrance at Columbus Circle.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - West Drive., 1933

    Manhattan: Central Park - West Drive.

    1933

  • Seventh Avenue #1858-60 - 113th Street

    Seventh Avenue #1858-60 - 113th Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1915

Photo 5 of 38 at 59th Street & 7th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

1915

Central Park South (West 59th Street), west from Seventh Avenue, showing prominently pavement conditions on the north side of this thoroughfare. Central Park is to the right. June 19, 1915 Borough President of Manhattan No. 764

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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