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West Street & Morton Street, Manhattan

17 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street, 1918

    Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street

    1918

  • Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street, 1918

    Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street

    1918

  • Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street, 1918

    Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street

    1918

  • Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street, 1927

    Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Morton Street - West Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Morton Street - West Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street, 1930–1932

    Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street

    1930; 1932

  • Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street, 1933–1940

    Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street

    1933; 1940

  • Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street, 1933–1940

    Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street

    1933; 1940

  • Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street, 1940

    Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street, 1940

    Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Leroy Street - West Street, 1942

    Manhattan: Leroy Street - West Street

    1942

  • Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street, 1942

    Manhattan: West Street - Leroy Street

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street, 1918

Photo 2 of 17 at West Street & Morton Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West Street - Morton Street

1918

West Street, Morton, to Barrow. (Before Reconstruction). June 9, 1918.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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