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Bank Street & West Street, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: West Street - Bank Street, 1918

    Manhattan: West Street - Bank Street

    1918

  • Manhattan: West Street - Bank Street, 1930

    Manhattan: West Street - Bank Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Bank Street - West Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Bank Street - West Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Bank Street - West Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Bank Street - West Street

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: West Street - Bank Street, 1930

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Manhattan: West Street - Bank Street

1930

West Street, south from Bank Street, opposite Pier 49, North River, showing the West Side Elevated Highway under construction. This is the first link to be built, and runs from 23rd Street to just north of Canal Street. See the view at Spring Street, October 27 of this year. Summer 1930. Ewing Galloway.

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