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West 54th Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan

17 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 54th Street: Eleventh Avenue, north from and including 54th Street. Eleventh Avenue, with the railroad running down it from 60th Street, used to be nicknamed "Death Avenue;" but by the time of this picture the danger is more from the automobiles., 1927-05-20

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 54th Street: Eleventh Avenue, north from and including 54th Street. Eleventh Avenue, with the railroad running down it from 60th Street, used to be nicknamed "Death Avenue;" but by the time of this picture the danger is more from the automobiles.

    1927-05-20

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1930–1931

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: 53rd Street - 11th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 53rd Street - 11th Avenue

    1931

  • Squatters Colony between 54th and 55th Streets., 1933

    Squatters Colony between 54th and 55th Streets.

    1933

  • Squatters Colony between 54th and 55th Streets., 1933

    Squatters Colony between 54th and 55th Streets.

    1933

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1933

  • Squatters Colony between 54th and 55th Streets., 1933

    Squatters Colony between 54th and 55th Streets.

    1933

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 53rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 54th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 54th Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 53rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 53rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 53rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 54th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 11th Avenue - 54th Street (West)

    1939

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Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1933

Photo 11 of 17 at West 54th Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

1933

(1) West 54th Street, west from, but not including Eleventh Ave., to, but not including the Hudson River, showing in the foreground, the De Witt Clinton Park. The ditch on the west, will eventually be Twelfth Ave. August 29, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. August 29, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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