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5th Avenue & 103rd Street, Manhattan

20 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1921

  • 1220 Fifth Avenue - East 103rd Street, 1925

    1220 Fifth Avenue - East 103rd Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 102nd Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 102nd Street

    1925

  • 1216 Fifth Avenue - East 103rd Street, 1926

    1216 Fifth Avenue - East 103rd Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 102nd Street, 1928

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 102nd Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street, 1928

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932–1934

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932; 1934

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street

    1936

  • 1220 Fifth Avenue - East 103rd Street, 1940

    1220 Fifth Avenue - East 103rd Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street, 1945

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 103rd Street

    1945

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Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1932–1934

Photo 11 of 20 at 5th Avenue & 103rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 103rd Street (West) - 5th Avenue

1932; 1934

Riverside Park, north from a point near West 103rd Street, showing paths and embankments in this narrow garden spot that parallels the North (Hudson) River. The New York Central Railroad tracks seen, will in 1938 be moved slightly eastward and covered over; their former site and marginal land being landscaped in the West Side Improvement Project. This set consists of 3 views from different angles; No. 3 of which is several years later. Views 1 & 2:-April 3, 1932. View 3:-June 17, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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