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Riverside Drive & 86th Street, Manhattan

23 historical photos taken here between 1904 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1904

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1904

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1905

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1905

  • The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street. Plan of 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th & 12th floors., 1908

    The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street. Plan of 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th & 12th floors.

    1908

  • The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street. Plan of 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th & 12th floors., 1908

    The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street. Plan of 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th & 12th floors.

    1908

  • The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street ; Plan of 4th, 6th, 8th, 1oth & 11th floors., 1908

    The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street ; Plan of 4th, 6th, 8th, 1oth & 11th floors.

    1908

  • The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street ; Plan of 4th, 6th, 8th, 1oth & 11th floors., 1908

    The Clarendon, S. E. corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street ; Plan of 4th, 6th, 8th, 1oth & 11th floors.

    1908

  • The Clarendon. South Corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street., 1910-03

    The Clarendon. South Corner Riverside Drive and Eighty-sixth Street.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1910

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1910

  • The Netherlands. Eighty-sixth Street, adjoining Riverside Drive., 1910-03

    The Netherlands. Eighty-sixth Street, adjoining Riverside Drive.

    1910-03

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1928

    Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1928

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Riverside Drive, 1928

    Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - Riverside Drive

    1928

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1931–1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

    1938

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Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street, 1931–1934

Photo 13 of 23 at Riverside Drive & 86th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 86th Street

1931; 1934

RIVERSIDE PARK: (1) Riverside Drive, north from 86th Street, showing the Columbia Yacht Club in the foreground. April 29, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. April 29, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, at an earlier date. July 11, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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