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Varick Street & Franklin Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Varick Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Varick Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street, 1926–1939

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street

    1926; 1939

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street, 1926–1939

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street

    1926; 1939

  • Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street, 1926–1939

    Manhattan: Varick Street - Franklin Street

    1926; 1939

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Varick Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Varick Street

    1932

  • at West Broadway and Franklin Street, to Southeast, Manhattan, 1939-05-19

    at West Broadway and Franklin Street, to Southeast, Manhattan

    1939-05-19

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Franklin Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Franklin Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Broadway - Franklin Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Broadway - Franklin Street

    1939

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Manhattan: West Broadway - Franklin Street, 1939

Photo 7 of 8 at Varick Street & Franklin Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West Broadway - Franklin Street

1939

West Broadway, at Finn Square, showing buildings on the east side, extending from Franklin (right, not seen) to White Street's. The 2½-story structure appearing at the left is at the N.W. corner of the latter thoroughfare, being No. 2 White Street. O'ershadowing same is the utilitarian New York Telephone Building at the convergence of Sixth Avenue South and Church Street. Shown is the entrance to the west side line of the I.R.T. subway which runs along Varick Street. May 19, 1939 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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