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41st Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 41st Street - 1st Avenue, 1927–1928

    Manhattan: 41st Street - 1st Avenue

    1927; 1928

  • Manhattan: 41st Street - 1st Avenue, 1927–1928

    Manhattan: 41st Street - 1st Avenue

    1927; 1928

  • Manhattan: 41st Street - 1st Avenue, 1927–1928

    Manhattan: 41st Street - 1st Avenue

    1927; 1928

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 41st St., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 41st St.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 41st St., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 41st St.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 41st Street - First Avenue - East River., 1937

    Manhattan: 41st Street - First Avenue - East River.

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 41st St., 1928

Photo 5 of 6 at 41st Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 41st St.

1928

Tudor City, First Avenue, west side, from 41st to 43rd Street. March 5, 1928. New York Edison Company Collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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