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Bowery & Canal Street, Manhattan

44 historical photos taken here between 1884 and 1956, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1884

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1884

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1904–1929

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1904; 1929

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1904–1929

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1904; 1929

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1904–1929

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1904; 1929

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery, 1920

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery

    1920

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Pretzels., 1923–1929

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Pretzels.

    1923; 1927; 1929

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Pretzels., 1923–1929

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Pretzels.

    1923; 1927; 1929

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Pretzels., 1923–1929

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Pretzels.

    1923; 1927; 1929

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1924–1930

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1924; 1930

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1924–1930

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1924; 1930

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery, 1927

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery

    1927

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery, 1928–1930

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery

    1928; 1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery, 1928–1930

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery

    1928; 1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery, 1928–1930

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery

    1928; 1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street, 1928–1929

    Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1928; 1929

  • Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - [Footpath and old street.], 1929

    Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - [Footpath and old street.]

    1929

  • Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - [Manhattan Bridge street car line.], 1929

    Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - [Manhattan Bridge street car line.]

    1929

  • Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - [Manhattan Bridge street car line.], 1929

    Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - [Manhattan Bridge street car line.]

    1929

  • Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - [Footpath and old street.], 1929

    Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - [Footpath and old street.]

    1929

  • Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - Manhattan Bridge Plaza., 1930–1934

    Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - Manhattan Bridge Plaza.

    1930; 1934

  • Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - Manhattan Bridge Plaza., 1930–1934

    Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - Manhattan Bridge Plaza.

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery, 1930

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery

    1930

  • General view - Canal Street - West., 1930

    General view - Canal Street - West.

    1930

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery, 1932

    Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery

    1932

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery Street (West).

    1932

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: Canal Street - Bowery

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1935

  • Bridges - Manhattan Bridge.

    1936

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1945

  • Bowery Street #50-58

    1956-07-15

  • Bowery Street #70-76

    1956-07-06

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Canal Street

    1956

  • Bowery Street #58-72 between Canal Street and Hester Street

    1956-07-08

  • 152-154 Canal Street - Bowery

    Unknown

  • 152-154 Canal Street - Bowery

    Unknown

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Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - [Manhattan Bridge street car line.], 1929

Photo 23 of 44 at Bowery & Canal Street, Manhattan

Bridges - Manhattan Bridge - [Manhattan Bridge street car line.]

1929

(1) Passenger sheds and platforms of old Manhattan Bridge Street Car Line, on the Plaza of the bridge at the Bowery. December 26, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) Work car of the same location. December 26, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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