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Riverside Drive & 115th Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1879 and 1926, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 115th Street, 1879

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 115th Street

    1879

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 115th Street, 1894

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 115th Street

    1894

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 115th Street (West), 1894

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 115th Street (West)

    1894

  • Columbia Court. North Corner Riverside Drive and 115th Street., 1910-03

    Columbia Court. North Corner Riverside Drive and 115th Street.

    1910-03

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge - [Columbia University Boat Club.], 1926

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge - [Columbia University Boat Club.]

    1926

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North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge - [Columbia University Boat Club.], 1926

Photo 5 of 5 at Riverside Drive & 115th Street, Manhattan

North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - 59th Street - George Washington Bridge - [Columbia University Boat Club.]

1926

North (Hudson) River, shore and skyline, Manhattan, at the foot of West 116th Street, showing Columbia University's boathouse at that point. Buildings seen across the Park are on the east side of Riverside Drive, from West 115th (right) to 117th Streets. August 31, 1926. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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