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Central Park West & 87th Street, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1913 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • No. 271 Central Park West. Northwest Corner Eighty-seventh Street., 1913

    No. 271 Central Park West. Northwest Corner Eighty-seventh Street.

    1913

  • Manhattan: Central Park West - 87th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Central Park West - 87th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Central Park West - 87th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Central Park West - 87th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Central Park West - 87th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: Central Park West - 87th Street (West)

    1935

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Manhattan: Central Park West - 87th Street, 1929

Photo 2 of 4 at Central Park West & 87th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Central Park West - 87th Street

1929

(1) Central Park West, west side, from 87th to 89th Streets. The Mohonk and Minnewaska Apartments, shown at the S.W. corner of 88th Street, have been demolished and replaced by a modern apartment house. The Walden School is on the N.W. corner of 88th Street and beyond it is the St. Urban. These buildings are still standing (1935). February 2, 1929. P. L. Sperr, Photographer. (2) The same, from a somewhat greater distance. February 2, 1929. P. L. Sperr, Photographer. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS R L

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