Historical photos of Manhattan

30,117 photos taken at 2,665 places across Manhattan. Find a place by name, or start with the most photographed.

Places A to Z

Most photographed places

  1. Amsterdam Avenue & Cathedral Parkway (671 photos)
  2. 5th Avenue & 42nd Street (229 photos)
  3. 5th Avenue & 40th Street (228 photos)
  4. Battery Park (184 photos)
  5. 5th Avenue & 58th Street (180 photos)
  6. East 42nd Street & Lexington Avenue (166 photos)
  7. Central Park (157 photos)
  8. 5th Avenue & 33rd Street (153 photos)
  9. Broadway & Vesey Street (145 photos)
  10. 5th Avenue & 50th Street (142 photos)
  11. 42nd Street & 6th Avenue (125 photos)
  12. Wall Street & Nassau Street (125 photos)
  13. 5th Avenue & 23rd Street (110 photos)
  14. Columbus Circle (110 photos)
  15. Triborough Bridge (106 photos)
  16. East 114th Street & 1st Avenue (98 photos)
  17. Beaver Street & Hanover Street (96 photos)
  18. Park Avenue & 41st Street (94 photos)
  19. 8th Avenue & 15th Street (92 photos)
  20. 42nd Street & Vanderbilt Avenue (92 photos)
  21. East River Drive & East 122nd Street (88 photos)
  22. 6th Avenue & West 49th Street (87 photos)
  23. 7th Avenue & 58th Street (86 photos)
  24. Broadway & Wall Street (85 photos)
  25. East River Drive & East 55th Street (85 photos)
  26. West 18th Street & 4th Avenue (82 photos)
  27. West 49th Street & 5th Avenue (82 photos)
  28. 6th Avenue & 40th Street (81 photos)
  29. 1st Ave & 106th St (79 photos)
  30. Pearl Street & Broad Street (78 photos)

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