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East 118th Street & Pleasant Avenue, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 118th Street - East River Drive, 1920

    Manhattan: 118th Street - East River Drive

    1920

  • Manhattan: 118th Street - East River Drive, 1920

    Manhattan: 118th Street - East River Drive

    1920

  • Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

    1934; 1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue, 1932

Photo 3 of 5 at East 118th Street & Pleasant Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 118th Street (East) - Pleasant Avenue

1932

502-504 East 118th Street, south side, just east of Pleasant Avenue. No. 502 is a 2½-story frame house. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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