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Willett Street & Rivington Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1916 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • M. Fireman Cloth Hats and Caps, Rivington St., 1916

    M. Fireman Cloth Hats and Caps, Rivington St.

    1916

  • Manhattan: Rivington Street - Pitt Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Rivington Street - Pitt Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Willett Street - Rivington Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Willett Street - Rivington Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Willett Street - Rivington Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Willett Street - Rivington Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Willett Street - Rivington Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Willett Street - Rivington Street

    1938

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Manhattan: Willett Street - Rivington Street, 1938

Photo 5 of 5 at Willett Street & Rivington Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Willett Street - Rivington Street

1938

Willett Street, east side, north from a point (No. 82 on right margin) slightly to the north of Rivington Street, to Hamilton Fish Park, showing a synagogue standing between two demolitions which bore No's 88 and 92-94. The low structure at the left is in the aforementioned park and the writer believes same to be the new swimming pool. June 29 1938. P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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