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East 37th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

74 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 38th St. E., 1928

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 38th St. E.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E., 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 38th St. E., 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 38th St. E.

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E., 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 38th St. E., 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 38th St. E.

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • General view - Midtown Manhattan - East 40s., 1931

    General view - Midtown Manhattan - East 40s.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • General view - Midtown Manhattan - East 40s., 1931

    General view - Midtown Manhattan - East 40s.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 38th St. E., 1931–1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 38th St. E.

    1931; 1936

  • General view - Midtown Manhattan - East 40s., 1931

    General view - Midtown Manhattan - East 40s.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 38th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 37th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 38th St. E.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: St. Gabriel's Park.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 37th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: St. Gabriel's Park.

    1940

  • Second Avenue - 37th Street, northeast corner - looking north

    1941-07-20

  • 2nd Avenue at 38th Street, to Southwest, Manhattan

    1942-08-24

  • 2nd Avenue at 38th Street and , North side to , Manhattan

    1942-08-22

  • 2nd Avenue at 38th Street and 37th Street, West side to , Manhattan

    1942-08-24

  • 303 East 37th Street - Second Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E., 1939

Photo 36 of 74 at East 37th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 37th St. E.

1939

677 Second Avenue, west side, between E. 36th and 37th Streets. June of this year will find this and the adjoining structures non-existant, having been demolished for tunnel construction. January 17, 1939 Somach Photo Service New York City Tunnel Authority

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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