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5th Avenue & 89th Street, Manhattan

20 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - no. 89., 1900

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - no. 89.

    1900

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street, 1910

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street

    1910

  • No. 1071 Rob't C. Lewis - Wm. W. Fuller - McLane van Ingen - No. 1083 A. M. Huntington], 1911

    No. 1071 Rob't C. Lewis - Wm. W. Fuller - McLane van Ingen - No. 1083 A. M. Huntington]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street, 1912

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street

    1912

  • Fifth Avenue - 89th Street looking south, 1912

    Fifth Avenue - 89th Street looking south

    1912

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street, 1923

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street, 1923

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street, 1923

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Reservoirs - Upper reservoir., 1931

    Manhattan: Central Park - Reservoirs - Upper reservoir.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 88th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 89th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 89th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1941

  • Fifth Avenue #1067 - 87th Street, east side - looking west

    Fifth Avenue #1067 - 87th Street, east side - looking west

    Unknown

  • 1082 Fifth Avenue - East 89th Street

    1082 Fifth Avenue - East 89th Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street, 1923

Photo 7 of 20 at 5th Avenue & 89th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 89th Street

1923

(1) Central Park: Upper Reservoir, view east towards Fifth Avenue; 89th Street is about in the center of the background, where a water tower is seen on the horizon. Summer, 1923. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, view northeast, showing Fifth Avenue buildings north from 89th Street. Summer, 1923. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, view southwest, showing Central Park West buildings south from 89th Street. Summer, 1923. P. L. Sperr.

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