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3rd Street & Union Avenue, Brooklyn

6 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Union St. - Scholes St., 1935–1941

    Brooklyn: Union St. - Scholes St.

    1935; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Union St. - Scholes St., 1935–1941

    Brooklyn: Union St. - Scholes St.

    1935; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Union Ave. - 3rd St. S., 1935

    Brooklyn: Union Ave. - 3rd St. S.

    1935

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Union Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Union Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Union Ave. - 3rd St., 1941

    Brooklyn: Union Ave. - 3rd St.

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Union Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Union Avenue

    1941

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Brooklyn: Union St. - Scholes St., 1935–1941

Photo 2 of 6 at 3rd Street & Union Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Union St. - Scholes St.

1935; 1941

1. 72-74 Union Ave., at and adjoining the N.E. corner of Scholes Street, as seen from South 3rd Street (shadowed). At the corner is the Synagogue named Beth Ha-Knesseth Beth Yaakov Zvi. August 26, 1935. P. L. Sperr. 2. Union Ave., north from S. 4th St., B'klyn. Sept. 24, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer

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