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8th Avenue & 47th Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Transportation - Subway construction., 1928

    Transportation - Subway construction.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 47th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 47th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 8th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 8th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 47th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 47th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 47th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 47th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 47th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 47th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 8th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 8th Avenue

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 8th Avenue, 1929

Photo 3 of 7 at 8th Avenue & 47th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 8th Avenue

1929

W. 47th Street, at the S.E. corner of Eighth Avenue (right), showing a new 3 story tax payer after completion at this site. The Horn and Hardart Co. "Automat" will occupy most of the street floor, maintaining an L shaped restaurant. June 6, 1929. Albert Rothschild, photographer

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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