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Park Avenue & 32nd Street, Manhattan

26 historical photos taken here between 1880 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street, 1880

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street

    1880

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street, 1895

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street

    1895

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1900

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1900

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 33rd Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 33rd Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street, 1906

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street, 1911

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street

    1911

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 4th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 4th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 33rd Street - 4th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 33rd Street - 4th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 32nd Street - 1st Street, 1921

    Manhattan: 32nd Street - 1st Street

    1921

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street, 1924

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street (East), 1927–1941

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street (East)

    1927; 1941

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 32nd Street - 33rd Street, 1926–1928

    Manhattan: 32nd Street - 33rd Street

    1926; 1928

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 33rd Street, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 33rd Street

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 33rd Street, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 33rd Street

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 33rd Street, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 33rd Street

    1929; 1931

  • Intersection E. Park Place and Park Ave, 1930–1939

    Intersection E. Park Place and Park Ave

    1930; 1939

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 32nd Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 32nd Street

    1931

  • East River - Piers., 1934

    East River - Piers.

    1934

  • East River - Piers., 1934

    East River - Piers.

    1934

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East River - Piers., 1934

Photo 26 of 26 at Park Avenue & 32nd Street, Manhattan

East River - Piers.

1934

East River, at the foot of East 33rd Street, showing the ferry slip of the Borden Ave., Long Island City Ferry. Also shown (background, right to left) are; the News, Chrysler, Chanin and Lincoln Buildings. This is a set of two views taken from pier 81, at the foot of East 33rd Street. June 16, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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