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West End Avenue & West 64th Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West), 1930

    Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West)

    1930

  • Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West)

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West), 1930

Photo 3 of 5 at West End Avenue & West 64th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West End Avenue - 64th Street (West)

1930

(1) West End Ave., west side, south from West 65th to 64th Streets. The view shows buildings being demolished for expansion of the N.Y.C.R.R. yards. March 19, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. Also shown is the West 64th Street side of building being demolished. March 19, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, in the opposite direction (eastward), from inside of the N.Y.C.R.R. yards. Building in the center, is the one being demolished on view No. 2 especially. March 19, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

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