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2nd Avenue & 87th Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 87th Street, 1919

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 87th Street

    1919

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 87th Street, 1919

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 87th Street

    1919

  • Manhattan: 88th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 88th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 88th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 88th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1928

  • Second Avenue - 87th Street, east side, 1942-03-23

    Second Avenue - 87th Street, east side

    1942-03-23

  • Manhattan: 88th Street (West) - 2nd Avenue

    Manhattan: 88th Street (West) - 2nd Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 87th Street, 1919

Photo 1 of 6 at 2nd Avenue & 87th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 87th Street

1919

(1) Second Avenue, 87th to 88th Street, north side. (Before reconstruction). May 11, 1919. (2) Same, after reconstruction. November 30, 1919.

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