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Columbus Avenue & West 93rd Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1940 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 93rd Street - Columbus Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 93rd Street - Columbus Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 93rd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 93rd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 93rd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 93rd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 93rd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 93rd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 93rd Street - Columbus Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 93rd Street - Columbus Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 93rd Street (West), 1941

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 93rd Street (West)

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 93rd Street (West), 1940

Photo 2 of 6 at Columbus Avenue & West 93rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 93rd Street (West)

1940

Columbus Avenue, north from West 93rd Street, as photographed from the 9th Avenue "El" station (uptown platform). On the left is the downtown station. P.L. Sperr June 26, 1940 Views 1,2,3 808 E2

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