Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Waverly Place

1932; 1939

Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Waverly Place

Sixth Avenue, west side, south from Waverly Place (right, not seen). In the center, at Washington Place is St. Josephs Roman Catholic Church and its adjacent Sunday School building. The tall office building at the left occupies the triangular site at Cornelia Street. Note the absence of the Sixth Avenue Elevated in the later views. View 1: March 15, 1932 View 2: January 17, 1939 View 3: March 9, 1939 P. L. Sperr Plaque reads: "This edifice is the oldest Catholic Church building in Manhattan, erected in 1833"

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection