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11th Avenue & West 36th Street, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West), 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West)

    1932; 1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West), 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West)

    1932; 1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West), 1932–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West)

    1932; 1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West), 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West)

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West), 1934–1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West)

    1934; 1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1937

  • West Side Improvement Project., 1937

    West Side Improvement Project.

    1937

  • West Side Improvement Project., 1937

    West Side Improvement Project.

    1937

  • Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 36th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West), 1936

Photo 6 of 11 at 11th Avenue & West 36th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 36th Street (West)

1936

(1) Eleventh Ave., east side, at West 36th Street. Shown in the foreground, is the excavation and tunneling necessitated by the removal of railroad tracks from Eleventh Ave. December 5, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) A similar view at the N.E. corner of West 36th Street. Note the Empire State Building in the background. December 5, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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