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11th Avenue & West 50th Street, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West), 1927

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1927

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 11th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 11th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 50th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West), 1940

Photo 9 of 10 at 11th Avenue & West 50th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 50th Street (West)

1940

11th Avenue, north across W. 50th Street. Note the Gottfried Baking Company plant at the left, the gas station in the foreground and the new taxpayer at the N. E. corner of 50th Street, and compare with photo of same, one year earlier. View 2 shows details of the aforementioned taxpayer. The Hanscom Bakery maintained a retail surplus store in the building that formerly stood here. September 4, 1940 Views 1,2 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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