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Broadway & Broome Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1899 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Broadway, East Side. Broome to Spring St., 1899

    Broadway, East Side. Broome to Spring St.

    1899

  • Broadway, West Side. Broome to Spring St., 1899

    Broadway, West Side. Broome to Spring St.

    1899

  • Manhattan: Broadway - [Broome Street], 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - [Broome Street]

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Broome Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - Broome Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Broome Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - Broome Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Broome Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Broadway - Broome Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Broadway., 1935

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Broadway.

    1935

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Manhattan: Broadway - Broome Street, 1935

Photo 4 of 7 at Broadway & Broome Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - Broome Street

1935

(1) Broadway, east side, north from Broome Street. Note the Broadway surface car. April 19, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) A detail of same, showing Nos. 502-04, 506, 508, 510, 512 and 516 (right to left). No. 506, the first low building was an old Dodd-Mead retail store site. April 19, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (3) A limited view, showing mainly No. 506. April 19, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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