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West 33rd Street & 8th Avenue, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1868 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1868

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1868

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1900

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1930

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - W.P.A. [Works Progress Administration] Parade., 1937; 1937-01

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - W.P.A. [Works Progress Administration] Parade.

    1937; 1937-01

  • Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - W.P.A. [Works Progress Administration] Parade., 1937; 1937-01

    Celebrations - Parades - Municipal events - W.P.A. [Works Progress Administration] Parade.

    1937; 1937-01

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 8th Avenue

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 8th Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 8th Avenue

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 8th Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1930

Photo 7 of 11 at West 33rd Street & 8th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 33rd Street (West) - 8th Avenue

1930

W. 33rd Street (from left to right), north side, between Ninth and Eighth Avenues, as viewed northeastward across a corner of the railroad yards at the rear of the Post Office (low structure partially shown at the right). The photographer has a vantage point on W. 32nd Street to the west of Ninth Avenue (which does not appear) and shows the West Side area comprising Manhattans' vast garment area that concentrates around Eighth Avenue. December 20, 1930. P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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