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Chrystie Street & Hester Street, Manhattan

25 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Hester Street - Forsyth Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Hester Street - Forsyth Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Hester Street - Forsyth Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Hester Street - Forsyth Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street

    1930; 1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street

    1930; 1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street

    1930; 1931; 1934

  • Manhattan: Hester Street - Forsyth Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Hester Street - Forsyth Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Hester Street - Forsyth Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Hester Street - Forsyth Street

    1931

  • Squatters Colony [Hooverville] on Hester Street., 1931

    Squatters Colony [Hooverville] on Hester Street.

    1931

  • Manhattan: Hester Street - Forsyth Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Hester Street - Forsyth Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Chrystie Street - Hester Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street

    1936

  • Street view with tenements and residents: 102 Hester St.-Forsyth-Eldridge St., Manhattan, 1936

    Street view with tenements and residents: 102 Hester St.-Forsyth-Eldridge St., Manhattan

    1936

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Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street, 1930–1934

Photo 11 of 25 at Chrystie Street & Hester Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Forsyth Street - Hester Street

1930; 1931; 1934

(1) Forsyth Street, north from Hester Street, and showing clearance for the new Sarah Delano Roosevelt Park. August 25, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, at a later date, and showing the west side of Chrystie Street across clearance. October 12, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, from a view point slightly northward, (Grand Street) and showing park under construction. July 18, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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