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55th Street & Sutton Place South, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South, 1927

    Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South

    1927

  • Manhattan: Sutton Place - 55th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Sutton Place - 55th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 55th Street (East) - Sutton Place South, 1930

    Manhattan: 55th Street (East) - Sutton Place South

    1930

  • Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South, 1930

    Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South

    1930

  • Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South, 1930

    Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South

    1930

  • Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South, 1930

    Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South

    1930

  • Manhattan: Sutton Place - 55th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Sutton Place - 55th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South, 1930

    Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South

    1930

  • Manhattan: Sutton Place - 55th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Sutton Place - 55th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 55th Street (East) - Sutton Place South, 1939

    Manhattan: 55th Street (East) - Sutton Place South

    1939

  • Manhattan: 55th Street (East) - Sutton Place South, 1939

    Manhattan: 55th Street (East) - Sutton Place South

    1939

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Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South, 1927

Photo 1 of 11 at 55th Street & Sutton Place South, Manhattan

Manhattan: 55th Street - Sutton Place South

1927

55th Street, north side, west from and including Sutton Place South (formerly Avenue A). At the N. W. corner of First Avenue may be seen the spire of the Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Evangelist. December 6, 1927. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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