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East Street & Delancey Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Rivington Street - East Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Rivington Street - East Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: East Street - Delancey Street, 1935

    Manhattan: East Street - Delancey Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: East Street - Delancey Street, 1935

    Manhattan: East Street - Delancey Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: East Street - Delancey Street, 1935

    Manhattan: East Street - Delancey Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Rivington Street - East Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Rivington Street - East Street

    1935

  • East River - Manhattan - Pier 50 - East Street - Rivington Street - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.]., 1936

    East River - Manhattan - Pier 50 - East Street - Rivington Street - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.].

    1936

  • East River - Manhattan - Pier 50 - East Street - Rivington Street - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.]., 1936

    East River - Manhattan - Pier 50 - East Street - Rivington Street - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.].

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Rivington Street - East Street, 1935

Photo 1 of 7 at East Street & Delancey Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Rivington Street - East Street

1935

(1) Rivington Street, west from, and including East Street, as seen from the Pier No. 50, East River. September 18, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, slightly westward. Note demolition between East and Tompkins Streets, for the future East River Drive. January 14, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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