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Avenue B & 7th Street, Manhattan

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

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  • Manhattan: 7th Street (East) - Avenue B, 1920

    Manhattan: 7th Street (East) - Avenue B

    1920

  • Manhattan: Avenue B - 7th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Avenue B - 7th Street

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Avenue B - 7th Street, 1935

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Manhattan: Avenue B - 7th Street

1935

Avenue B at N. W. corner of 7th Street, showing in background New York Life and Empire State Buildings across Tompkins Square. April 26, 1935. P.L. Sperr, Photographer.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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