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Allen Street & Delancey Street, Manhattan

37 historical photos taken here between 1910 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Orchard Street - Delancey Street, 1910

    Manhattan: Orchard Street - Delancey Street

    1910

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Candy, 1923–1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Candy

    1923; 1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Candy, 1923–1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Candy

    1923; 1934

  • Manhattan: Delancey Street - Allen Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Delancey Street - Allen Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Orchard Street - Delancey Street, 1928–1937

    Manhattan: Orchard Street - Delancey Street

    1928; 1937

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Delancey Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Delancey Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Delancey Street - Allen Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Delancey Street - Allen Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Orchard Street - Delancey Street, 1928–1937

    Manhattan: Orchard Street - Delancey Street

    1928; 1937

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Delancey Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Delancey Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Orchard Street - Delancey Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Orchard Street - Delancey Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Delancey Street - Allen Street, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: Delancey Street - Allen Street

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: Delancey Street - Allen Street, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: Delancey Street - Allen Street

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Delancey Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Delancey Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Delancey Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Delancey Street

    1931

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Dry goods - Notions., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Dry goods - Notions.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Tools., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Tools.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Pickles., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Pickles.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Dry goods - Notions., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Dry goods - Notions.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Cakes - Pastry., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Cakes - Pastry.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Pickles., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Pickles.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Ties., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Ties.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Tools., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Tools.

    1934

  • Manhattan: Orchard Street - Delancey Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Orchard Street - Delancey Street

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Dry goods - Notions., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Dry goods - Notions.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Cakes - Pastry., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Cakes - Pastry.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Cakes - Pastry., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments - Cakes - Pastry.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Tools., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Tools.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Dry goods - Notions., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Dry goods - Notions.

    1934

  • Manhattan: Delancey Street - Orchard Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Delancey Street - Orchard Street

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Ties., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Ties.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Pickles.

    1934

  • Manhattan: Delancey Street - Orchard Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Delancey Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Delancey Street - Orchard Street

    1936

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs and Clothing.

    1937

  • Manhattan: Delancey Street - Allen Street

    1942

  • Manhattan: Delancey Street - Davis Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Allen Street - Delancey Street, 1931

Photo 14 of 37 at Allen Street & Delancey Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Allen Street - Delancey Street

1931

Allen Street, east side, between Delancey and Rivington Streets, showing demolition of buildings. October 12, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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