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West 16th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1911 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • West 15th St. - The Union Skirt Co. - West 16th St. - No. 112 Louis Meyers & Son, 1911

    West 15th St. - The Union Skirt Co. - West 16th St. - No. 112 Louis Meyers & Son

    1911

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 16th Street - [Between 5th and 6th Avenues], 1928

    Manhattan: 16th Street - [Between 5th and 6th Avenues]

    1928

  • Manhattan: 16th Street - 5th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 16th Street - 5th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 16th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 16th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 16th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 16th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1935

Photo 8 of 10 at West 16th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 16th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

1935

West 16th Street, south side, west of Fifth Ave. Shown is the gate of the former New York Hospital. View No. 2 is of the clearance. Both are in a southward direction. An apartment house will improve the site. March 22, 1935

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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