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10th Avenue & 58th Street, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 58th Street - 10th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 58th Street - 10th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 59th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 59th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 10th Avenue, 1930–1933

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 10th Avenue

    1930; 1933

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 10th Avenue, 1930–1933

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 10th Avenue

    1930; 1933

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 58th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 58th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 58th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 58th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 58th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 58th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 58th Street, 1937

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 58th Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 59th Street (West), 1945

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 59th Street (West)

    1945

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1939

Photo 11 of 12 at 10th Avenue & 58th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 10th Avenue

1939

West 59th Street, south side, east from Tenth Avenue, showing details of the Roosevelt Hospital that occupies the entire block to Ninth Avenue. The Nurses Home is at Tenth Avenue; in the center is the Administration Bldg.; at the corner of Ninth Avenue is the famous Syms Operating Theatre. Across the glass enclosed roof of the latter, appears portions of the massive American Women's Association Club and Bldg. at 57th Street. To the left, above the Ninth Avenue "El" station (demolished in January 1941) are the towering apartment buildings on Central Park South. April 15, 1939 No's. 1-2-3 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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