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129th Street & Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 129th Street - Amsterdam Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 129th Street - Amsterdam Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 129th Street - Amsterdam Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 129th Street - Amsterdam Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 129th Street - Amsterdam Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 129th Street - Amsterdam Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 129th Street - Amsterdam Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 129th Street - Amsterdam Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 129th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 129th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 129th Street (West), 1924

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 129th Street (West)

    1924

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 129th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 129th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 129th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 129th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 129th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    Manhattan: 129th Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 129th Street

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 129th Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 129th Street - Amsterdam Avenue, 1919

Photo 2 of 10 at 129th Street & Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 129th Street - Amsterdam Avenue

1919

(1) 129th Street, Amsterdam to Lawrence Street. (Before reconstruction.) (2) /Same, After reconstruction). January 31, 1919.

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