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2nd Avenue & 40th Street, Brooklyn

6 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street, 1918

    Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street

    1918

  • Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street, 1919

    Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street

    1919

  • Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street, 1919

    Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street

    1919

  • Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street, 1919

    Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street

    1919

  • Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street, 1945

    Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street

    1945

  • Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street, 1945

    Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street

    1945

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street, 1945

Photo 6 of 6 at 2nd Avenue & 40th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 40th Street

1945

Bush Terminal Bldg Photographer: Jacob Halpern M.D. ca. 1945-50

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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