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St. Nicholas Avenue & West 117th Street, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 117th Street (West), 1920

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 117th Street (West)

    1920

  • Dewey Square Hotel: W. 117th St. - St. Nicholas Ave., Manhattan, 1936

    Dewey Square Hotel: W. 117th St. - St. Nicholas Ave., Manhattan

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 117th Street (West), 1920

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Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 117th Street (West)

1920

-133 st. Nicholas Ave. and W. 117th, south west corner, showing P. S. 10. Board of Education, N.Y.C. 1920.

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