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6th Avenue & Greenwich Avenue, Manhattan

38 historical photos taken here between 1890 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1890

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1890

  • Manhattan: Christopher Street - Greenwich Avenue, 1900

    Manhattan: Christopher Street - Greenwich Avenue

    1900

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Christopher Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Christopher Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street, 1927–1931

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street

    1927; 1931

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street, 1927–1931

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street

    1927; 1931

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street, 1927–1928

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street

    1927; 1928

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1929–1937

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1929; 1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Christopher Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - Christopher Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1929–1937

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1929; 1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1929–1937

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1929; 1933; 1937

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1930–1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1930; 1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1930–1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1930; 1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1930–1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1930; 1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 6th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 6th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 8th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 9th Street (West), 1937

    Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Avenue - 9th Street (West)

    1937

  • Manhattan: 8th Street - 6th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 8th Street - 6th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street (West)

    1939

  • Sixth Avenue - 8th Street, east side - looking south

    1939-01-02

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 8th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 8th Street - 6th Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue, 1929–1937

Photo 8 of 38 at 6th Avenue & Greenwich Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Greenwich Avenue

1929; 1933; 1937

(1) Sixth Ave., at the convergence of Greenwich Ave. (foreground) and Christopher Street on the west side of same, viewing eastward to show the Eighth Street station of the Sixth Ave. Elevated Line. Buildings shown across same are on the east side of the Ave. from 8th (right) to 9th (left) Streets. Note in the left foreground the foundation work for the new Womens Detention Prison (former site of the old Jefferson Market). December 31, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) A northward view on the east side of Sixth Ave., from West 8th Street. May 1, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (3) Similar to No. 1, but viewed northeastward on Christopher Street. On the extreme left is Greenwich Ave., and a corner of the new Women's Prison. September 8, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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