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12th Avenue & 33rd Street, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 12th Avenue, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 12th Avenue

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 12th Avenue, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 12th Avenue

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1931; 1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1931; 1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1931; 1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1940

Photo 12 of 14 at 12th Avenue & 33rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 12th Avenue

1940

West 33rd Street, was form a point to the east of Twelfth Avenue, showing constructional details of the steel ramp that will carry this street over the railroad yards. Eleventh Avenue will be provided for likewise and join with this at a point where Views 2 & 3 are photographed from. The outstanding structure in the background is the Empire State Building. August 24, 1940. P. L. Sperr.

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