Vintage Photographs Show New York City Street Scenes in the 1950s

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This great collection of vintage photographs from Flickr user Michael Donovan show several different New York City street scenes all throughout the 1950s.

Broadway & 47th Street, 1951
Broadway & 47th Street, 1951
Photo: Michael Donovan
Times Square, 1951
Times Square, 1951
Photo: Michael Donovan
Bowling Green, Manhattan, 1952
Bowling Green, Manhattan, 1952
Photo: Michael Donovan
Columbus Circle, New York City, 1952
Columbus Circle, New York City, 1952
Photo: Michael Donovan
Times Square, 1952
Times Square, 1952
Photo: Michael Donovan
42nd Street off 7th Avenue, 1953
42nd Street off 7th Avenue, 1953
Photo: Michael Donovan
Melrose Avenue toward 149th Street, the Bronx, 1953
Melrose Avenue toward 149th Street, the Bronx, 1953
Photo: Michael Donovan
Park Row & Worth Street, 1953
Park Row & Worth Street, 1953
Photo: Michael Donovan
Times Square, 1953
Times Square, 1953
Photo: Michael Donovan
42nd Street & Broadway , 1954
42nd Street & Broadway , 1954
Photo: Michael Donovan
Broadway & 44th Street, April 15, 1954
Broadway & 44th Street, April 15, 1954
Photo: Michael Donovan
Broadway & 51st Street, 1954
Broadway & 51st Street, 1954
Photo: Michael Donovan
New York City, 1954
New York City, 1954
Photo: Michael Donovan
42nd Street & 3rd Avenue, 1955
42nd Street & 3rd Avenue, 1955
Photo: Michael Donovan
Times Square, 1955
Times Square, 1955
Photo: Michael Donovan
West 8th Street & Macdougal Street, circa 1955
West 8th Street & Macdougal Street, circa 1955
Photo: Michael Donovan
5th Avenue & 50th Street (St. Patrick's Cathedral on the right), 1956
5th Avenue & 50th Street (St. Patrick's Cathedral on the right), 1956
Photo: Michael Donovan
Fulton Street & Bond Street, Brooklyn, with a view of the RKO Albee Theater, 1956
Fulton Street & Bond Street, Brooklyn, with a view of the RKO Albee Theater, 1956
Photo: Michael Donovan
Times Square, 1956
Times Square, 1956
Photo: Michael Donovan
Times Square, 1956
Times Square, 1956
Photo: Michael Donovan
Times Square,1958
Times Square,1958
Photo: Michael Donovan
Battery Park, New York City, 1959
Battery Park, New York City, 1959
Photo: Michael Donovan
Broadway & 42nd Street, 1959
Broadway & 42nd Street, 1959
Photo: Michael Donovan
Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue & 40th Street, 1959
Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue & 40th Street, 1959
Photo: Michael Donovan
Manhattan skyline, 1959
Manhattan skyline, 1959
Photo: Michael Donovan
Times Square, 1959
Times Square, 1959
Photo: Michael Donovan

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