These are what Manhattan looked like in the 1930s.
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28th Street looking east from Second Avenue, Mnhattan, April 1931 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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42nd Street and 6th Avenue, 1938 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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178-183 West Street, Manhattan, April 08, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Blossom Restaurant, 103 Bowery, Manhattan, October 03, 1935 |
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Broad Street looking toward Wall Street, Manhattan, July 16, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Broadway and Thomas Street, Manhattan, March 06, 1936 |
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Broadway near Broome Street, Manhattan, October 07, 1935 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Broome Street, Manhattan, October 09, 1935 |
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Church of God, 25 East 132nd Street, Manhattan, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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City Vista, West Street, looking east, Manhattan, August 12, 1938 |
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Department of Docks and police station, Pier A, North River, Manhattan, May 05, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Downtown Skyport, Pier 11, East River, Manhattan, August 12, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Ferry, Chambers Street, Manhattan, April 09, 1936 |
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Fifth Avenue, March 20, 1936 |
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Fulton Street Dock, Manhattan, November 26, 1935 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Fulton Street fish market, Manhattan, June 18, 1936 |
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Grand Opera House, northwest corner, West 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, September 03, 1937 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Hanover Square, Manhattan, May 25, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Henry Street, Manhattan, November 29, 1935 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Herald Square, 34th and Broadway, Manhattan, July 16, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Hot dog stand, West St. and North Moore, Manhattan, April 08, 1936 |
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Huts and unemployed, West Houston and Mercer Street, October 25, 1935 |
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Lyric Theatre, Third Avenue between 12th and 13th street, April 24, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Madison Square, looking northeast, Manhattan, March 20, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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McSorley's Ale House, 15 East 7th Street, Manhattan, 1937 |
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Midtown Manhattan view from McGraw-Hill building, October 9, 1931 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Mulberry and Prince Streets, October 25, 1935 |
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Municipal Building, Manhattan, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Murray Hill hotel, Manhattan, November 19, 1935 |
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Murray Hill hotel, Manhattan, November 19, 1935 |
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Newsstand, 32nd Street and Third Avenue, November 19, 1935 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Oak and New Chambers Streets, Manhattan, October 28, 1935 |
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Park Row, Manhattan, July 23, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Penn Station, Manhattan, ca. 1930s |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Pier 11 or 12, East River, Manhattan, April 09, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Pier 13, North River, Manhattan, April 09, 1936 |
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Pike and Henry Streets, Manhattan, March 06, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Radio Row, Cortlandt Street, Manhattan, April 08, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Seventh Avenue looking south from 35th Street, Manhattan, December 05, 1935 |
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Sixth Avenue - West 42nd Street |
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South Street and Jones Lane, Manhattan, March 26, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Spring and Varick Streets, October 07, 1935 |
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The New York Central Building at center, 230 Park Avenue - East 45th Street |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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The Washington Arch |
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Tri-boro Barber School, 264 Bowery, Manhattan, October 24, 1935 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Unemployed and huts, Mercer Street, Manhattan, October 25, 1935 |
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Union Square, 14th Street and Broadway, Manhattan, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Warren and Murray Streets, April 08, 1936 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Waterfront, South Street, Manhattan, October 15, 1935 |
50 Vintage Photos Show the Face of New York 80 Years ago
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Willow and Poplar Street, May 14, 1936 |