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West 127th Street & Lenox Avenue, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here in 1932, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

    1932

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Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1932

Photo 5 of 5 at West 127th Street & Lenox Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 127th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

1932

48-54 West 127th Street, south side, east of Lenox Avenue. No. 50 is a three-story and No. 48 is a two-story frame house. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York. Negative No. 46

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