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6th Avenue, Manhattan

52 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Minetta Street - Bleecker Street, 1922

    Manhattan: Minetta Street - Bleecker Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street, 1922–1932

    Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street

    1922; 1932

  • Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Minetta Street, 1922

    Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Minetta Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street, 1922–1932

    Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street

    1922; 1932

  • Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Downing Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Downing Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Hancock Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Hancock Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Carmine Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Carmine Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Hancock Street - Bleecker Street, 1926–1928

    Manhattan: Hancock Street - Bleecker Street

    1926; 1928

  • Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Carmine Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Carmine Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Hancock Street - Bleecker Street, 1926–1928

    Manhattan: Hancock Street - Bleecker Street

    1926; 1928

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Bleecker Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Downing Street - Bleecker Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Minetta Street - Bleecker Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Minetta Street - Bleecker Street

    1927

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street., 1927

    Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street.

    1927

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Downing Street., 1928

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Downing Street.

    1928

  • General view - 6th Avenue - Northwest., 1928

    General view - 6th Avenue - Northwest.

    1928

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street., 1928

    Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Downing Street., 1928

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Downing Street.

    1928

  • Workmen - [Delivering coal - Old fashioned Department of Sanitation truck.], 1930

    Workmen - [Delivering coal - Old fashioned Department of Sanitation truck.]

    1930

  • Workmen - [Delivering coal - Old fashioned Department of Sanitation truck.], 1930

    Workmen - [Delivering coal - Old fashioned Department of Sanitation truck.]

    1930

  • Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Carmine Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Carmine Street

    1932

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street., 1933

    Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street

    1933

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street., 1933

    Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street.

    1933

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - 6th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Downing Street - 6th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Carmine Street - Bleecker Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Carmine Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Carmine Street

    1933

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street., 1933

    Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street.

    1933

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Minetta Street. Top: Sixth Avenue, (Extension), east side, north from Minetta Street, showing clearace from Minetta Street to Minetta Lane. Also seen is the Sixth Avenue Elevated Line on West 3rd Street, making a sharp bend, to continue northward on Sixth Avenue, May 29, 1935. Bottom: The same, including the west side of Sixth Avenue, showing a playground on the former clearance, October 29, 1936.

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: Minetta Street - 6th Avenue.

    1935

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Minetta Street. Top: Sixth Avenue, (Extension), east side, north from Minetta Street, showing clearace from Minetta Street to Minetta Lane. Also seen is the Sixth Avenue Elevated Line on West 3rd Street, making a sharp bend, to continue northward on Sixth Avenue, May 29, 1935. Bottom: The same, including the west side of Sixth Avenue, showing a playground on the former clearance, October 29, 1936.

    1935; 1936

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Downing Street.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Minetta Street. Sixth Avenue, east side, north from Minetta Street, showing grassy plots upon which were buildings prior to the extension of Sixth Avenue, from Minetta Lane south to Church Street. The elongated 3-story structure on the right, that apparently faces Sixth Avenue is No. 2 Minetta Lane. Minetta Place, an enclosed Court in the center of this block formerly was in the foreground; the northern extremity of which is shown enclosed by a fence in views 2 (middle) and 3 (right).

    1937-09-18

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Minetta Street to Minetta Lane. Top: Sixth Avenue, east side, north from Minetta Street (right) to Minetta Lane and showing the remains of that block which contained Minetta Place in its center. Also shown is a view eastward to Minetta Street, showing larger structures lining the south side of same, east from Sixth Avenue, September 18, 1937. Bottom: Sixth Avenue, Minetta Lane to Minetta Street. Minetta Apartments, May 14, 1941.

    1937; 1941

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Bleecker Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Minetta Street. Sixth Avenue, east side, north from Minetta Street, showing grassy plots upon which were buildings prior to the extension of Sixth Avenue, from Minetta Lane south to Church Street. The elongated 3-story structure on the right, that apparently faces Sixth Avenue is No. 2 Minetta Lane. Minetta Place, an enclosed Court in the center of this block formerly was in the foreground; the northern extremity of which is shown enclosed by a fence in views 2 (middle) and 3 (right).

    1937-09-18

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Minetta Street. Sixth Avenue, north from Minetta Street (right) and showing empty lots lining the east side of same. These were left when this southern extension of the Avenue was projected. The Sixth Avenue Elevated is seen making an eastward turn on West 3rd Street. In the distance appears the Empire State Building. This set of 3 views shows details of the same area.

    1937-09-18

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Minetta Street to Minetta Lane. Top: Sixth Avenue, east side, north from Minetta Street (right) to Minetta Lane and showing the remains of that block which contained Minetta Place in its center. Also shown is a view eastward to Minetta Street, showing larger structures lining the south side of same, east from Sixth Avenue, September 18, 1937. Bottom: Sixth Avenue, Minetta Lane to Minetta Street. Minetta Apartments, May 14, 1941.

    1937; 1941

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Minetta Street. Sixth Avenue, east side, north from Minetta Street, showing grassy plots upon which were buildings prior to the extension of Sixth Avenue, from Minetta Lane south to Church Street. The elongated 3-story structure on the right, that apparently faces Sixth Avenue is No. 2 Minetta Lane. Minetta Place, an enclosed Court in the center of this block formerly was in the foreground; the northern extremity of which is shown enclosed by a fence in views 2 (middle) and 3 (right).

    1937-09-18

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Bleecker Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Minetta Street. Sixth Avenue, north from Minetta Street (right) and showing empty lots lining the east side of same. These were left when this southern extension of the Avenue was projected. The Sixth Avenue Elevated is seen making an eastward turn on West 3rd Street. In the distance appears the Empire State Building. This set of 3 views shows details of the same area.

    1937-09-18

  • Manhattan: Downing Street - Bleecker Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Minetta Street. Sixth Avenue, north from Minetta Street (right) and showing empty lots lining the east side of same. These were left when this southern extension of the Avenue was projected. The Sixth Avenue Elevated is seen making an eastward turn on West 3rd Street. In the distance appears the Empire State Building. This set of 3 views shows details of the same area.

    1937-09-18

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Minetta Street

    1939

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street.

    1940

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street.

    1940

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Bleecker Street.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - Downing Street.

    1940

  • 6th Avenue at Minetta Street, to , Manhattan

    1941-05-14

  • 12 Minetta Street (Sixth Avenue - Bleecker Street)

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Minetta Street, 1922

Photo 3 of 52 at 6th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Minetta Street

1922

209-205 Bleecker Street, at and adjoining the N.E. corner of Minetta Street (left), opposite the northern end of Hancock Street (future Sixth Avenue Extension). At exactly this point, which is at the old line between the Herring Farm on the west and the West Bayard Farm on the east, is the western end of that section of the present Bleecker Street which was originally David Street, laid out east from here to Broadway. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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