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19th Avenue & 58th Street, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here in 1935, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 19th Avenue - 58th Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: 19th Avenue - 58th Street

    1935

  • Brooklyn: 19th Avenue - 58th Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: 19th Avenue - 58th Street

    1935

  • Brooklyn: 19th Avenue - 58th Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: 19th Avenue - 58th Street

    1935

  • Brooklyn: 19th Avenue - 58th Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: 19th Avenue - 58th Street

    1935

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Brooklyn: 19th Avenue - 58th Street, 1935

Photo 3 of 4 at 19th Avenue & 58th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 19th Avenue - 58th Street

1935

19th Avenue, north from 58th Street. In the right foreground is a New York City highway department storage yard, at 57th Street. In view 2, in back of the yard, is visible part of Washington Cemetery. The dwellings seen in view 3 are numbers 5509 to 5413; view 4 shows the west side of the avenue and the garage of the Department of Sanitation. January 21, 1935 Views 1,2,3,4 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project

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