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125th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 125th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 125th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 125th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 125th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue, 1920

Photo 3 of 11 at 125th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 125th Street - 5th Avenue

1920

(1) 125th Street, 5th to Lexington Avenue, South side. (Before reconstruction). September 12, 1920. (2) Same, after reconstruction. December 26, 1920.

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