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9th Avenue & 110th Street, Manhattan

16 historical photos taken here between 1890 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Transportation - Elevated - Steam-drawn trains., 1890

    Transportation - Elevated - Steam-drawn trains.

    1890

  • Manhattan: Morningside Drive - Cathedral Parkway, 1926

    Manhattan: Morningside Drive - Cathedral Parkway

    1926

  • Manhattan: Cathedral Parkway - Columbus Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: Cathedral Parkway - Columbus Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: Morningside Drive - Cathedral Parkway, 1927–1936

    Manhattan: Morningside Drive - Cathedral Parkway

    1927; 1936

  • Manhattan: Morningside Park., 1940

    Manhattan: Morningside Park.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 110th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 110th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 110th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 110th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 110th Street, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 110th Street

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 110th Street, 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 110th Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Morningside Park., 1940

    Manhattan: Morningside Park.

    1940

  • Manhattan: Morningside Park., 1940

    Manhattan: Morningside Park.

    1940

  • Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 110th Street, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: Columbus Avenue - 110th Street

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 110th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 110th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 110th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 110th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 110th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 110th Street (West) - Columbus Avenue

    1941

  • Transportation - Elevated., 1942

    Transportation - Elevated.

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Morningside Drive - Cathedral Parkway, 1927–1936

Photo 4 of 16 at 9th Avenue & 110th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Morningside Drive - Cathedral Parkway

1927; 1936

Morningside Drive, between Cathedral Parkway and 113th Street, view northwest from the Ninth Avenue Elevated station. This shows the choir school, the old part of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, with the new nave under construction, and St. Luke's Hospital on the northern side of 112th Street. October 25, 1927. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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