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West 134th Street & Lenox Avenue, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Lenox Avenue - 134th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Lenox Avenue - 134th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Lenox Avenue - 134th Street, 1921

    Manhattan: Lenox Avenue - 134th Street

    1921

  • Manhattan: Lenox Avenue - 134th Street, 1921

    Manhattan: Lenox Avenue - 134th Street

    1921

  • Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue, 1936

Photo 8 of 8 at West 134th Street & Lenox Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 134th Street (West) - Lenox Avenue

1936

West 134th Street, west of Lenox Avenue, showing Harlem living conditions. Several of the tenements on this block have been demolished. Others are vacated and boarded up. The buildings individually shown are in this block tho nearer to Seventh Avenue. Additional items of this character are to be found in the pamphlet published by the donor; " Why Abandoned Buildings Should Be Demolished". About 1936 No's. -2-3-4 Gift of Committee on Housing Charity Organization Society

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