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East 44th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1968, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 44th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 44th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1930

  • General view - Midtown Manhattan - Grand Central., 1930

    General view - Midtown Manhattan - Grand Central.

    1930

  • Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - [Between 44th and 45th Streets], 1968

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - [Between 44th and 45th Streets]

    1968

  • General View: Midtown - Third Avenue - 44th Street

    General View: Midtown - Third Avenue - 44th Street

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1930

Photo 8 of 10 at East 44th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 44th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

1930

East 44th Street, north side, east from and including Third Ave. Thru clearance at the N.W. corner, appears Third Ave., east side, north from 44th to, but not including 45th Streets. September 17, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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