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West Street & Jane Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Little West Street - 12th Street (West), 1918

    Manhattan: Little West Street - 12th Street (West)

    1918

  • Manhattan: West Street - Jane Street, 1927–1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Jane Street

    1927; 1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Jane Street, 1927–1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Jane Street

    1927; 1929

  • 497-501 West Street - West 12th Street, 1929-12-05

    497-501 West Street - West 12th Street

    1929-12-05

  • Manhattan: West Street - 12th Street (West), 1931

    Manhattan: West Street - 12th Street (West)

    1931

  • Manhattan: Jane Street - West Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Jane Street - West Street

    1940

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Manhattan: Jane Street - West Street, 1940

Photo 6 of 6 at West Street & Jane Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Jane Street - West Street

1940

Jane Street, east from West Street. In the mid and background appear, the New York Central Railroad and the Ninth Avenue Elevated, running respectively on Washington and Greenwich Street's [sic]. The latter is to be removed in the near future. The former is of recent construction and is a portion of the Railroad's contribution to the West Side Improvement Project, whereby their tracks and trains were removed from the regular street bed. May 12, 1940. P.L. Sperr

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