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Cherry Street & Rutgers Street, Manhattan

21 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Rutgers Street - Cherry Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Rutgers Street - Cherry Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1930–1939

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1930; 1939

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1930–1939

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1930; 1939

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1936–1939

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1936; 1939

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1936–1939

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1936; 1939

  • Manhattan: Rutgers Slip - Cherry Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Rutgers Slip - Cherry Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1936–1939

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1936; 1939

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Rutgers Slip, 1937

    Manhattan: Water Street - Rutgers Slip

    1937

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Pelham Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Pelham Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Rutgers Slip, 1937

    Manhattan: Water Street - Rutgers Slip

    1937

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Pelham Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Pelham Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Rutgers Slip, 1937

    Manhattan: Water Street - Rutgers Slip

    1937

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Rutgers Slip, 1937

    Manhattan: Water Street - Rutgers Slip

    1937

  • Manhattan: Rutgers Street - Cherry Street

    Manhattan: Rutgers Street - Cherry Street

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street, 1930–1939

Photo 3 of 21 at Cherry Street & Rutgers Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Cherry Street - Rutgers Street

1930; 1939

Cherry Street, west from and across Rutgers Slip, showing mainly, buildings on the north side of this thorofare this side of the Manhattan Bridge (causeway seen). To the left is the small park that is in the center of the Slip and extends from Cherry to South Streets. View 1: June 6, 1930 View 2: April 23, 1939 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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