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Varick Street & Leonard Street, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Leonard Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Leonard Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Leonard Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Leonard Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Leonard Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Leonard Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Leonard Street - Broadway (West), 1939

    Manhattan: Leonard Street - Broadway (West)

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Leonard Street - Broadway (West), 1939

Photo 4 of 4 at Varick Street & Leonard Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Leonard Street - Broadway (West)

1939

Leonard Street, west from West Broadway, to Hudson Street, showing prominently the north side of this thoroughfare. In the center is the former police station of 1868. This has the distinctive rooftop. The massive office and loft structure in the background is on the west side of Hudson Street, between Harrison and Franklin Street's. July 12, 1939 P. L. Sperr

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