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11th Avenue & West 42nd Street, Manhattan

31 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1927–1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1927; 1934; 1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1927–1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1927; 1934; 1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1927–1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1927; 1934; 1940

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 11th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 11th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street - 11th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 43rd Street - 11th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1931–1935

    Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1931–1935

    Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 11th Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 11th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 11th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 11th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 11th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 11th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street - 11th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 43rd Street - 11th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street - 11th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 43rd Street - 11th Avenue

    1940

  • 11th Avenue at 43rd Street and 44th Street, East side to , Manhattan, 1940-09-04

    11th Avenue at 43rd Street and 44th Street, East side to , Manhattan

    1940-09-04

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1940

Photo 28 of 31 at 11th Avenue & West 42nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 43rd Street

1940

(1) to (3) Eleventh Avenue east side and north of 43rd Street, other views at different angles. P.L.Speer. September 4, 1940.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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