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11th Avenue & West 22nd Street, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1918

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1918

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street (West), 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street (West)

    1929; 1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1929

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - [Midtown skyline between 14th and 59th Streets.], 1929–1931

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - [Midtown skyline between 14th and 59th Streets.]

    1929; 1930; 1931

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - [Midtown skyline between 14th and 59th Streets.], 1929–1931

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - [Midtown skyline between 14th and 59th Streets.]

    1929; 1930; 1931

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - [Midtown skyline between 14th and 59th Streets.], 1929–1931

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - [Midtown skyline between 14th and 59th Streets.]

    1929; 1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street (West), 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street (West)

    1929; 1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street (West), 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street (West)

    1929; 1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street (West), 1931

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street (West), 1931

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 22nd Street

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - [Midtown skyline between 14th and 59th Streets.], 1929–1931

Photo 5 of 11 at 11th Avenue & West 22nd Street, Manhattan

North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - [Midtown skyline between 14th and 59th Streets.]

1929; 1930; 1931

(1) North (Hudson) River, shoreline, south from West 22nd (left) to West 17th Streets, showing piers 62 to 58 (left to right) off Eleventh Ave. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, at a later date. Also shown (center) are the S.S. Olympic (four funnels) and S.S. Adriatic. May 15, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (3) A more limited view of the same, at an earlier date, eliminating pier 62. The S.S. Olympic (four funnels) is docked at pier 59. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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