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118th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • St. Nicholas Avenue #165, 1920-06-01

    St. Nicholas Avenue #165

    1920-06-01

  • Apartment house & storefronts; M. Richardson Movers: St. Nicholas Ave- W 118th St., Manhattan, 1935

    Apartment house & storefronts; M. Richardson Movers: St. Nicholas Ave- W 118th St., Manhattan

    1935

  • Manhattan: 118th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 118th Street (West) - St. Nicholas Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 118th Street - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 118th Street - St. Nicholas Avenue

    1941

  • St. Nicholas Avenue #163-65

    St. Nicholas Avenue #163-65

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 118th Street - St. Nicholas Avenue, 1941

Photo 4 of 5 at 118th Street & St. Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 118th Street - St. Nicholas Avenue

1941

118th St., south side, and adjoining the southwest corner of St. Nicholas Avenue. P. L. sperr August 21, 1941

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