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East 53rd Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 54th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 54th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1932; 1936

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1933

  • Tenements & storefronts; 2nd Ave. El: 2nd Ave. - E. 54th Street, Manhattan, 1936

    Tenements & storefronts; 2nd Ave. El: 2nd Ave. - E. 54th Street, Manhattan

    1936

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1940

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1940

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1927

Photo 2 of 14 at East 53rd Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 54th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

1927

238-242 East 54th Street, adjoining and west of the S.W. corner of Second Ave. August 30, 1927. P. L. Sperr.

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