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3rd Avenue & 19th Street, Brooklyn

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

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  • Brooklyn: 19th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: 19th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: 19th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: 19th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street

    1940; 1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street, 1940–1941

Photo 4 of 5 at 3rd Avenue & 19th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 19th Street

1940; 1941

3rd Avenue, east side, north from 19th Street, showing the demolition of buildings for the widening of the thoroughfare. This area later became part of Gowanus Parkway, the northerly sector of the Belt Parkway system in Brooklyn. View 1: October 17, 1940 View 2: April 21, 1941 P. L. Sperr View 3 is north from 19th Street, showing construction on the Parkway; view 4 is south from 17th Street.

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