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11th Avenue & West 44th Street, Manhattan

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

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1927–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1927; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1927–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1927; 1936

  • Eleventh Avenue - 44th Street, west side - looking north, 1930-09-05

    Eleventh Avenue - 44th Street, west side - looking north

    1930-09-05

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 44th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West), 1936

Photo 11 of 16 at 11th Avenue & West 44th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 44th Street (West)

1936

Eleventh Avenue, east side, north from West 44th Street. Note demolition between 45th and 46th Streets in View 1. Views 2 and 3 show the same area at later dates. P. L. Sperr View 1: Aug. 12, 1936 View 2: Dec. 4, 1936 View 3: Sept. 4, 1940

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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