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11th Avenue & West 37th Street, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1932-02-01

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

    1932-02-01

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

    1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

    1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1935–1938

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

    1935; 1938

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1935–1938

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

    1935; 1938

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1935–1938

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

    1935; 1938

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 11th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 11th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 11th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 11th Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West), 1934–1936

Photo 5 of 14 at 11th Avenue & West 37th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 37th Street (West)

1934; 1936

(1) Eleventh Ave., east side, north from and including West 37th Street. The lunch car shown in the foreground is at the S.E. corner. December 5, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) Eleventh Ave., east side, between West 37th and 38th Streets, with a gasoline station at the N.E. corner of 37th Street. September 1, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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