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Allen Street #21, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1955, oldest first.

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  • Tenements & storefronts; Blue Star Silk House: Hester St. - Eldridge St., Manhattan, 1935–1936

    Tenements & storefronts; Blue Star Silk House: Hester St. - Eldridge St., Manhattan

    1935; 1936

  • Street view with tenements and residents: Hester St. - Eldridge St., Manhattan, 1936

    Street view with tenements and residents: Hester St. - Eldridge St., Manhattan

    1936

  • Allen Street #21, 1955

    Allen Street #21

    1955

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Street view with tenements and residents: Hester St. - Eldridge St., Manhattan, 1936

Photo 2 of 3 at Allen Street #21, Manhattan

Street view with tenements and residents: Hester St. - Eldridge St., Manhattan

1936

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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