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West 30th Street and Sixth Avenue
West 30th Street and Sixth Avenue

Construction on 6th Avenue at 30th Street: Sixth Avenue Line (IND)

Photograph documents an aerial view of the dismantling of the Sixth Avenue El and the building of the 6th Avenue IND Subway Line on 6th Avenue at 30th Street.

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Crowds gather to watch workers dismantling the Sixth Avenue El, as crews continue work on the IND Sixth Avenue subway line (lower right), ca. 1939.

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