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West 135th Street & 7th Avenue, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 135th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 135th Street - 7th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 135th Street - 7th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 134th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 134th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 134th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 134th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 134th Street

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 134th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 135th Street

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 135th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 135th Street

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 135th Street

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 134th Street, 1941

Photo 7 of 11 at West 135th Street & 7th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 134th Street

1941

1. Seventh Avenue, 134th to 135th Street, East side. (Before Reconstruction). 2. 7th Ave. at 135th St., e.s. P.L. Sperr, photographer June 29, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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