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3rd Avenue & 18th Street, Brooklyn

15 historical photos taken here between 1940 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street, 1940–1941

Photo 8 of 15 at 3rd Avenue & 18th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 18th Street

1940; 1941

3rd Avenue, north from 20th Street to 18th Street, showing demolition of buildings on the north side of the avenue. Gowanus Parkway will be constructed here. View 2 shows the block from 19th to 18th Streets. View 3 is the east side of the avenue, at 19th Street. P.L. Sperr Views 1,2: October 23, 1940 View 3: April 21, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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