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Canal Street & Renwick Street, Manhattan

25 historical photos taken here between 1917 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street, 1917

    Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street

    1917

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street, 1927–1932

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street

    1927; 1932

  • Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street, 1927–1935

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street

    1927; 1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street, 1927–1935

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street

    1927; 1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street, 1927–1932

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street

    1927; 1932

  • Manhattan: Watts Street - Greenwich Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Watts Street - Greenwich Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street, 1927–1932

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street

    1927; 1932

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street, 1927–1935

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street

    1927; 1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Watts Street - Canal Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Watts Street - Canal Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street, 1933–1937

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street

    1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street, 1933–1937

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street

    1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Renwick Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street, 1938–1939

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street, 1938–1939

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Renwick Street - Canal Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Watts Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Watts Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Watts Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Watts Street

    1941

  • Desbrosses Street #16

    Desbrosses Street #16

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street, 1927–1935

Photo 4 of 25 at Canal Street & Renwick Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Canal Street - Watts Street

1927; 1931; 1935

(1) Canal Street, west side, from Watts Street, at the south end of Renwick, to Greenwich Street. September 27, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, nearly four years later. The triangular building, 486-490 Canal Street (116-118 Watts Street) has been replaced by a filling station. Only its west wall has been preserved, as a protection to the frame buildings immediately behind. June 30, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same at a later date. Note absence of former frame houses. July 27, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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