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31st Street & 8th Avenue, Manhattan

29 historical photos taken here between 1908 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1908

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1908

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1908

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1908

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1910–1927

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1910; 1927

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1910–1927

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1910; 1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street, 1913

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street

    1913

  • Eighth Avenue (West 31st Street - West 33rd Street), 1920

    Eighth Avenue (West 31st Street - West 33rd Street)

    1920

  • 350-356 West 31st Street (Eighth Avenue - Ninth Avenue), 1923-06-13

    350-356 West 31st Street (Eighth Avenue - Ninth Avenue)

    1923-06-13

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street, 1923

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street, 1923

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street

    1923

  • 350-356 West 31st Street (Eighth Avenue - Ninth Avenue), 1923-06-13

    350-356 West 31st Street (Eighth Avenue - Ninth Avenue)

    1923-06-13

  • Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1924

    Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1924

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1928

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1928

  • Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue, 1928–1930

    Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue

    1928; 1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1928

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1928

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1928

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1928

  • Manhattan: 30th Street - 8th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 30th Street - 8th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue, 1928–1930

    Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue

    1928; 1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 31st Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 31st Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1938–1940

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1938; 1940

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1938–1940

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1938; 1940

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street (West), 1938–1940

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 30th Street (West)

    1938; 1940

  • Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 30th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue

    Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue

Photo 29 of 29 at 31st Street & 8th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 31st Street - 8th Avenue

Unknown

31st Street, 8th Avenue to 9th Avenue. (Before Reconstruction)

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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