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West 126th Street & Old Broadway, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Lawrence Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Broadway - Lawrence Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway, 1931

    Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway

    1931

  • Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway, 1932

    Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway

    1932

  • Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway, 1932

    Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway

    1932

  • Manhattan: 125th Street (West) - Tiemann Place, 1932

    Manhattan: 125th Street (West) - Tiemann Place

    1932

  • Manhattan: 125th Street (West) - Tiemann Place, 1934

    Manhattan: 125th Street (West) - Tiemann Place

    1934

  • Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway, 1938

    Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway, 1932

Photo 6 of 10 at West 126th Street & Old Broadway, Manhattan

Manhattan: 126th Street (West) - Old Broadway

1932

(1) St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church, 521 West 126th Street, north side, between Old Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. The house in the rear of the church is a 2½-story frame house which is evidently used as the parsonage. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. (2) Tablet on the wall of St. Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York.

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