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2nd Avenue & East 117th Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 117th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 117th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 117th Street (East), 1940

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 117th Street (East)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 117th Street (East), 1940

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 117th Street (East)

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1932–1934

Photo 2 of 5 at 2nd Avenue & East 117th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

1932; 1934

(1) First German Baptist Church of Harlem, 220-222 East 118th Street, south side, between Second and Third Avenues. July 25, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. July 19, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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