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6th Avenue & West 9th Street, Manhattan

18 historical photos taken here between 1866 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street, 1866

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street

    1866

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 9th Street - 6th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 9th Street - 6th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 9th Street - 6th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 9th Street - 6th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Christopher Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Christopher Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Christopher Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Christopher Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Christopher Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Christopher Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1937

Photo 8 of 18 at 6th Avenue & West 9th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 9th Street (West)

1937

430 Sixth Ave., east side, between West 9th and 10th Streets, showing a florist occupying an entrance to this building. This structure formerly bore No. 118-122 Sixth Ave. No. 2 of this set is similar. September 18, 1937. P. L. Sperr. B1 NEG: 2807

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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