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3rd Avenue & 62nd Street, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • 242 East 62nd Street (Second Avenue - Third Avenue), 1925-07-13

    242 East 62nd Street (Second Avenue - Third Avenue)

    1925-07-13

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 62nd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 62nd Street

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 62nd Street, 1935

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Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 62nd Street

1935

Third Ave., west side, south from, but not including East 62nd Street. Note the 59th Street station of the Third Ave., Elevated in the background. August 16, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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