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West 89th Street & Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1931

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Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1920

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Manhattan: 89th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

1920

132 West 89th Street, south side between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenue, showing P.S. 166. Board of Education, N.Y.C. 1920.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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