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Riverside Drive & 73rd Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1914 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street, 1914

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street

    1914

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street, 1929–1932

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street

    1929; 1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street, 1929–1932

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street

    1929; 1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street

    1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street, 1929–1932

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street

    1929; 1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street, 1929–1930

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street

    1929; 1930

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Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street, 1920

Photo 2 of 9 at Riverside Drive & 73rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 73rd Street

1920

21 Riverside Drive, east side, from West 73rd to 74th Streets, showing the residence of Charles M. Schwab, steel magnate. This structure and the surrounding grounds occupy the entire block between the Drive and West End Ave., north from 73rd to 74th Streets. The photographer is viewing northeastward from 73rd Street (foreground) and the Drive (left, not shown). About 1920.

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