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2 Carmine Street
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2 Carmine Street

View of Carmine Street from Sixth Avenue.

Image shows buildings to be removed for the extension of Sixth Avenue to the Hudson Vehicular (Holland) Tunnel.

IMAGE DATE1926
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Carmine Street buildings slated for demolition ahead of the downtown extension of Sixth Avenue, July 30, 1926.

Prior to the 1920s extension, Sixth Avenue terminated at Carmine Street. The extension and associated demolitions were undertaken for two purposes: facilitating construction of IND subway tracks and providing a connection for vehicular traffic to/from the Holland Tunnel, via Canal Street.

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