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East 84th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1916 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 85th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1916–1935

    Manhattan: 85th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1916; 1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 85th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1916–1935

    Manhattan: 85th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1916; 1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 85th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1916–1935

    Manhattan: 85th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1916; 1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 85th St. E., 1920

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 85th St. E.

    1920

  • Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1927–1930

    Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1927; 1930

  • Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1927–1930

    Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1927; 1930

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 84th St., 1927

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 84th St.

    1927

  • Manhattan: 84th Street - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 84th Street - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1932–1935

    Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1932; 1935

  • Manhattan: 84th Street (West) - 1st Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 84th Street (West) - 1st Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 85th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 85th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1927–1930

Photo 5 of 13 at East 84th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 84th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

1927; 1930

(1) 329-345 East 84th Street, north side, between Second and First Avenues. Nos. 339-341 is the Zion Lutheran Church. July 31, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same view, from the opposite direction. October 1, 1927. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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