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13th Avenue & 24th Street, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street

    1929; 1936

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street, 1929–1936

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street

    1929; 1936

  • North (Hudson) River - Pier 64., 1931

    North (Hudson) River - Pier 64.

    1931

  • North (Hudson) River - Pier 64., 1931

    North (Hudson) River - Pier 64.

    1931

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street, 1940

Photo 7 of 12 at 13th Avenue & 24th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 24th Street

1940

13th Avenue, east side, from W. 24th to 26th Streets, showing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads' freight loading platforms. The yards and the old W. 26th Street freight station are to their rear. The massive Starrett-Lehigh Building occupies the entire 26th to 27th Street block. No. 3 is an eastward view of the N. E. corner of 26th Street from under the West Side Highway. August 24, 1940 Views 1,2,3 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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