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Broadway & 49th Street, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 49th Street - Broadway, 1919

    Manhattan: 49th Street - Broadway

    1919

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street, 1930–1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street, 1930–1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street, 1930–1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: 49th Street (West) - Broadway, 1935

    Manhattan: 49th Street (West) - Broadway

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 49th Street (West) - Broadway, 1935

    Manhattan: 49th Street (West) - Broadway

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street

    Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 49th Street

    Manhattan: 49th Street

    Unknown

  • Broadway - 49th Street - 50th Street, east side

    Broadway - 49th Street - 50th Street, east side

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street (West), 1935

Photo 12 of 15 at Broadway & 49th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - 49th Street (West)

1935

Broadway, west side, north from West 49th Street, showing the Paradise Restaurant and the Translux News Theatre (Motion Picture) in the new structure at the N.W. corner of West 49th Street. This corner was formerly the site of a 2-story structure that housed Brill Brothers', Clothiers and Daly's Billiard Hall, bearing Nos. 1615-1623 Broadway. This is a set of two, consisting of a negative and a positive. September 1935. W.P.A. Photo.

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