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West 53rd Street & 10th Avenue, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 54th Street - 10th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 54th Street - 10th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street - 10th Avenue, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: 53rd Street - 10th Avenue

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 53rd Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 53rd Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1932

Photo 6 of 7 at West 53rd Street & 10th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 10th Avenue

1932

(1) A view of the house in the rear of No. 450 West 53rd Street, south side, east of Tenth Avenue. This is a two-story frame house. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. (2) The same. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York.

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