Manhattan: Houston Street (East) - Avenue A
(1) East Houston Street, north side, west from Ave. "A." Also shown is 1-3 Ave. "A" (5-story building at apex), west side, between East Houston and East 1st (extreme right) Streets. These houses were later demolished to make room for the construction of the Independent Subway System (Eighth Ave. Subway). In the foreground is shown the entrance to E. S. No. 13. December 21, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) A portion of the same prior to the demolition shown in No. 1. This view is westward from No. 210, (shown on the extreme right), as seen from Ludlow Street. Note the Second Ave. Elevated Line on Allen Street. July 17, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (3) A view northward through clearance shown in No. 1. Appearing across same are buildings on the north side of East 1st Street, between First Ave. (left, not shown) and Ave. A (right, not shown). This view is as seen north from Ludlow Street. December 21, 1929. P. L. Sperr.
Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection
