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4th Avenue & 23rd Street, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1876 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1876

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1876

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1890

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1890

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street, ca. 1890

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street

    ca. 1890

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1895

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1895

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1895

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1895

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - [Between 23rd and 24th Streets], 1908

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - [Between 23rd and 24th Streets]

    1908

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1922

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1930

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street - 4th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 23rd Street - 4th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - [23rd Street], 1931

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - [23rd Street]

    1931

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 23rd Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 4th Avenue

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 4th Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 4th Avenue

    Manhattan: 23rd Street (West) - 4th Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 4th Avenue - [23rd Street], 1931

Photo 12 of 15 at 4th Avenue & 23rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 4th Avenue - [23rd Street]

1931

295 Fourth Ave. N.Y.C. Photo by Mr. A. Tennyson Beals Emergency Work Bureau 1931

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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