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East 86th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

19 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 86th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 86th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - Liberty Avenue, 1930–1933

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - Liberty Avenue

    1930; 1933

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - Liberty Avenue, 1930–1933

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - Liberty Avenue

    1930; 1933

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - Liberty Avenue, 1930–1933

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - Liberty Avenue

    1930; 1933

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 86th Street (West) - 2nd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 86th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 86th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 86th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 86th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 86th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 86th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 86th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 86th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 86th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 86th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 86th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 86th Street

    1941

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Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1929–1936

Photo 4 of 19 at East 86th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 86th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

1929; 1936

(1) 217-241 East 86th Street, north side, between Third and Second Avenues. March 29, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. Note the German "Hofbraus" here; a local feature of this (Yorkville) section. NEG:~ 2943 August 17, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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