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8th Avenue & West 52nd Street, Manhattan

30 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 52nd Street - 8th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 52nd Street - 8th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street - 8th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 52nd Street - 8th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1927

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1927

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1928–1933

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1928; 1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1928–1933

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1928; 1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1928–1933

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1928; 1933

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street - 8th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 52nd Street - 8th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1932–1939

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1932; 1939

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1932–1939

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1932; 1939

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 52nd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street (West)- 8th Avenue., 1937

    Manhattan: 53rd Street (West)- 8th Avenue.

    1937

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street (West), 1938

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    1938

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street - 8th Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 53rd Street - 8th Avenue

    1942

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street, 1942

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street

    1942

  • Eighth Avenue - 52nd Street looking south

    Eighth Avenue - 52nd Street looking south

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 53rd Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West), 1927

Photo 7 of 30 at 8th Avenue & West 52nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 52nd Street (West)

1927

Eighth Avenue, east side, north from W. 52nd Street. The 6th Avenue Elevated Line and its 8th Avenue station are on 53rd Street. Buildings to the right are shortly to come down. Construction of the Municipal Subway under the Avenue (note the planking) necessitated the sinking of a work shaft and a storage yard. Two buildings at 53rd Street will remain. This will open to view interior structures that run through the block and which are the skating rink and the Guild Theatre. View 1: October 22, 1927 View 2: February 19, 1933 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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