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25th Avenue & Benson Avenue, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 25th Avenue - Benson Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: 25th Avenue - Benson Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Benson Avenue - 25th Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: Benson Avenue - 25th Avenue

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 25th Avenue - Benson Avenue, 1930

Photo 1 of 2 at 25th Avenue & Benson Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 25th Avenue - Benson Avenue

1930

25th Avenue, at the southwest corner of Benson Avenue, showing Public School No. 231. Board of Education of the City of New York Early 1930's

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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