Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

1936

Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

West 134th Street, west of Lenox Avenue, showing Harlem living conditions. Several of the tenements on this block have been demolished. Others are vacated and boarded up. The buildings individually shown are in this block tho nearer to Seventh Avenue. Additional items of this character are to be found in the pamphlet published by the donor; " Why Abandoned Buildings Should Be Demolished". About 1936 No's. -2-3-4 Gift of Committee on Housing Charity Organization Society

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection