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Stanton Street & Sheffield Avenue, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Sheriff Street - Stanton Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Sheriff Street - Stanton Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Stanton Street - Sheffield Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: Stanton Street - Sheffield Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: Stanton Street - Sheffield Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: Stanton Street - Sheffield Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: Stanton Street - Sheffield Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: Stanton Street - Sheffield Avenue

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Stanton Street - Sheffield Avenue, 1935

Photo 4 of 4 at Stanton Street & Sheffield Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: Stanton Street - Sheffield Avenue

1935

Hamilton Fish Park: The Stanton Street side of same as viewed from Sheriff Street, showing this recreation area in a transitional phase. The foreground, the eastern half, will be developed as a playground and the new swimming pool will be in the westerly half. The photographer is viewing in a westward and northwestward direction and shows buildings on Pitt Street (in No. 1) and East Houston Street (No. 2). Upon the latter thoroughfare appears a Jewish School and a branch of the New York Public Library. April 26, 1935. Views 1 and 2 View 3: September 18, 1935. P.L. Sperr

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