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Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 72nd Street (East)

1940

Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 72nd Street (East)

Second Avenue, south from East 72nd Street, as photographed from the uptown "El" platform, prior to demolition. June 7, 1940 Views 1,2 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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