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7th Avenue & 152nd Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 152nd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 152nd Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 152nd Street - 7th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 152nd Street - 7th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 152nd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 152nd Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 152nd Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 152nd Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 152nd Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 152nd Street

    1941

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Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 152nd Street, 1935

Photo 4 of 5 at 7th Avenue & 152nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 152nd Street

1935

(1) Seventh Ave., west side, south from West 153rd to West 152nd Streets. Across the empty lots is shown the south side of West 151st Street, west from, but not including Seventh Ave., to and including Macombs Place. August 29, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a view point further south (West 152nd Street). August 29, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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