Skip to main content
VVestiges of New York49,000+ historical photos
MapBrowseAboutGet the iPhone app (opens the App Store)
  1. Browse /
  2. Manhattan /
  3. This place

2nd Avenue & East 94th Street, Manhattan

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

See this spot on the map

Photos

  • Manhattan: 94th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1917

    Manhattan: 94th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1917

  • Brownstone storefronts; Zullow's Hardware: 1812 2nd Ave. - E. 94th St., Manhattan, 1936

    Brownstone storefronts; Zullow's Hardware: 1812 2nd Ave. - E. 94th St., Manhattan

    1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 94th Street (East), 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 94th Street (East)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 94th Street (East), 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 94th Street (East)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 94th Street (East), 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 94th Street (East)

    1941

Stand where these photos were taken

The free OldNYC app for iPhone centers the map on you and shows the historical photos taken closest to where you are.
Download on the App Store (opens the App Store)
QR code that opens OldNYC on the App Store

Or scan with your iPhone

Nearby places

  • East 96th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan (17 photos)
  • 92nd Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan (12 photos)
  • Csarda Hungarian Inn bar: 203 E. 92nd St.- 3rd Av, Manhattan (3 photos)
  • East 94th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan (3 photos)
  • 1st Ave & 94th St. E, Manhattan (6 photos)
  • 2nd Avenue & East 97th Street, Manhattan (12 photos)
  • 92nd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan (2 photos)
  • 91st Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan (4 photos)

Explore

  • Map
  • Browse by place
  • Browse by decade

Boroughs

  • Manhattan
  • Brooklyn
  • Queens
  • Bronx
  • Staten Island

About

  • About and contact
  • Privacy

Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

OldNYC for iPhone

Find the historical photos taken closest to where you stand.

Download on the App Store (opens the App Store)QR code that opens OldNYC on the App Store
Manhattan: 94th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1917

Photo 1 of 5 at 2nd Avenue & East 94th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 94th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

1917

308 and 310 East 94th Street, south side, east of Second Ave. Upon the excavation at the right was constructed a 2-story garage (No. 304-306). April 21, 1917. Underwood & Underwood.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

See this spot on the mapView on NYPL Digital Collections (opens in a new tab)

See this photo in high resolution

Zoom into the full-resolution scan in the OldNYC app for iPhone with OldNYC Supporter ($4.99). The free app also centers the map on you, so you can find the photos taken closest to where you stand.
Download on the App Store (opens the App Store)
QR code that opens OldNYC on the App Store

Or scan with your iPhone