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Fort Charles Place & Jacobus Place, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Jacobus Place - Leyden Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Jacobus Place - Leyden Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Jacobus Place - Leyden Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Jacobus Place - Leyden Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Jacobus Place, 1937

    Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Jacobus Place

    1937

  • Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Jacobus Place, 1937

    Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Jacobus Place

    1937

  • Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Jacobus Place, 1937

    Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Jacobus Place

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Jacobus Place, 1937

Photo 3 of 5 at Fort Charles Place & Jacobus Place, Manhattan

Manhattan: Fort Charles Place - Jacobus Place

1937

Fort Charles Place, north from Jacobus Place to Marble Hill Avenue, showing the repaving of this thoroughfare by the Works Progress Administration. This series of photos is progressive. May 3, 1937 1-2-3 W. P. A., photo Five Boroughs Project

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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