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Centre Street & Park Row, Manhattan

59 historical photos taken here between 1860 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row, 1860

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row

    1860

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Spruce Street, 1870

    Manhattan: Park Row - Spruce Street

    1870

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row, 1870

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row

    1870

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street, 1876

    Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street

    1876

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row, 1885

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row

    1885

  • Manhattan: Nassau Street - Spruce Street, 1888

    Manhattan: Nassau Street - Spruce Street

    1888

  • Manhattan: Nassau Street - Spruce Street, 1891

    Manhattan: Nassau Street - Spruce Street

    1891

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row, 1895

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row

    1895

  • Manhattan: Nassau Street - Frankfort Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Nassau Street - Frankfort Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Nassau Street - Spruce Street, 1905

    Manhattan: Nassau Street - Spruce Street

    1905

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Spruce Street, 1910

    Manhattan: Park Row - Spruce Street

    1910

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row, 1911–1914

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row

    1911; 1914

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row, 1911–1914

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row

    1911; 1914

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row, 1912

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row

    1912

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street, 1913

    Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street

    1913

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street, 1921–1932

    Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street

    1921; 1932

  • Manhattan: Nassau Street - Frankfort Street, 1880–1921

    Manhattan: Nassau Street - Frankfort Street

    1880; 1921

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street, 1921–1932

    Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street

    1921; 1932

  • Manhattan: Nassau Street - Frankfort Street, 1880–1921

    Manhattan: Nassau Street - Frankfort Street

    1880; 1921

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row, 1925

    Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row

    1925

  • General view - Centre Street - Southwest., 1927

    General view - Centre Street - Southwest.

    1927

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Spruce Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Park Row - Spruce Street

    1927

  • General view - Centre Street - Southwest., 1927

    General view - Centre Street - Southwest.

    1927

  • General view - Centre Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.], 1931–1932

    General view - Centre Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.]

    1931; 1932

  • General view - Centre Street - South. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building ; Bank of Manhattan ; City Bank-Farmers Trust Company ; 60 Wall Street Tower ; New York Telephone Company.], 1931–1933

    General view - Centre Street - South. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building ; Bank of Manhattan ; City Bank-Farmers Trust Company ; 60 Wall Street Tower ; New York Telephone Company.]

    1931; 1933

  • General view - Centre Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.], 1931–1932

    General view - Centre Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.]

    1931; 1932

  • General view - Centre Street - South. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building ; Bank of Manhattan ; City Bank-Farmers Trust Company ; 60 Wall Street Tower ; New York Telephone Company.], 1931–1933

    General view - Centre Street - South. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building ; Bank of Manhattan ; City Bank-Farmers Trust Company ; 60 Wall Street Tower ; New York Telephone Company.]

    1931; 1933

  • General view - Centre Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.], 1931–1932

    General view - Centre Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.]

    1931; 1932

  • General view - Centre Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.], 1931–1932

    General view - Centre Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.]

    1931; 1932

  • General view - Centre Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.], 1931–1932

    General view - Centre Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.]

    1931; 1932

  • General view - Centre Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.]

    1931; 1932

  • General view - Centre Street - South. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building ; Bank of Manhattan ; City Bank-Farmers Trust Company ; 60 Wall Street Tower ; New York Telephone Company.]

    1931; 1933

  • General view - Centre Street - Northeast.

    1932

  • General view - Centre Street - Northwest.

    1932

  • General view - Centre Street - West. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.]

    1932; 1933

  • General view - Centre Street - Northwest.

    1932

  • General view - Centre Street - Northeast.

    1932

  • General view - Christopher Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; 45 Christopher Street.]

    1932; 1934

  • General view - Centre Street - Northeast.

    1932

  • General view - Christopher Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; 45 Christopher Street.]

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: Nassau Street - Spruce Street

    1932

  • General view - Centre Street - West. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.]

    1932; 1933

  • General view - Centre Street - West. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; Municipal Building.]

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: Nassau Street - Spruce Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Spruce Street

    1933

  • General view - Centre Street - Southwest.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Spruce Street

    1933

  • General view - Centre Street - South.

    1933

  • General view - Centre Street - South.

    1933

  • General view - Centre Street - Southwest.

    1935

  • General view - Centre Street - Southwest.

    1935

  • General view - [Manhattan] - Centre Street - Park Row - Municipal Building.

    1935

  • General view - [Manhattan] - Centre Street - Park Row - Municipal Building.

    1935

  • General view - [Manhattan - Convergence of Centre Street and Park Row] - Municipal Building.

    1936

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - Park Row

    1936

  • General view - [Manhattan] - Centre Street - Park Row - Municipal Building.

    1936

  • Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Nassau Street - Frankfort Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Nassau Street - Washington Street

    Unknown

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General view - Christopher Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; 45 Christopher Street.], 1932–1934

Photo 40 of 59 at Centre Street & Park Row, Manhattan

General view - Christopher Street - Northeast. [Manhattan: Park Row - Centre Street ; 45 Christopher Street.]

1932; 1934

A general view northeastward from atop the Municipal Building at Park Row and Centre Street, showing the lower East Side area lying between the Bowery and the East River. The photographer is viewing towards the inlet on the Brooklyn Shore where the United States Navy Yard lies between the Manhattan and the Williamsburg Bridges. Note in View 2, the newly constructed slum clearance development, Knickerbocker Village. May 3, 1932 View 2: July 18, 1934 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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