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West 13th Street & Greenwich Avenue, Manhattan

18 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Horatio Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Horatio Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Horatio Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Horatio Street

    1931

  • General view - [Manhattan - Horatio Street - Greenwich Avenue (Southwest).], 1933

    General view - [Manhattan - Horatio Street - Greenwich Avenue (Southwest).]

    1933

  • Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Horatio Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Horatio Street

    1933

  • General view - [Manhattan - Horatio Street (Northeast) - Greenwich Avenue.], 1933

    General view - [Manhattan - Horatio Street (Northeast) - Greenwich Avenue.]

    1933

  • Manhattan: 13th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 13th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 13th Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 13th Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1933

  • General view - [Manhattan - Horatio Street (Northeast) - Greenwich Avenue.], 1933

    General view - [Manhattan - Horatio Street (Northeast) - Greenwich Avenue.]

    1933

  • Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Horatio Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Horatio Street

    1933

  • General view - [Manhattan - Horatio Street (North) - Greenwich Avenue.], 1933

    General view - [Manhattan - Horatio Street (North) - Greenwich Avenue.]

    1933

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Horatio Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Horatio Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - 13th Street (West), 1941

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - 13th Street (West)

    1941

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Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue, 1933

Photo 10 of 18 at West 13th Street & Greenwich Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 13th Street (West) - Greenwich Avenue

1933

13th Street, at and adjoining the N.E. corner of Greenwich Avenue, showing the city subway power sub-station and ventilator and the Jackson Square branch of the New York Public Library at 251 West 13th Street. May 19, 1933. P.L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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