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East 123rd Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Second Avenue #2403, 1922-11-08

    Second Avenue #2403

    1922-11-08

  • 122nd Street (East) #330, 1922

    122nd Street (East) #330

    1922

  • 123rd Street (East) - Second Avenue - Third Avenue, 1925

    123rd Street (East) - Second Avenue - Third Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 122nd Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 122nd Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 123rd Street - 2nd Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 122nd Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 122nd Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 123rd Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 123rd Street (East)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 123rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 123rd Street - 2nd Avenue, 1932

Photo 5 of 13 at East 123rd Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 123rd Street - 2nd Avenue

1932

218-244 East 123rd Street, west of, adjoining, and at the S.W. corner of Second Avenue. In the foreground is a row of four three-story frame houses. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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