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41st Street & 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 41st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1919

    Brooklyn: 41st Street - 3rd Avenue

    1919

  • Brooklyn: 41st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1919

    Brooklyn: 41st Street - 3rd Avenue

    1919

  • Brooklyn: 41st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: 41st Street - 3rd Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 41st Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 41st Street

    1940

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Brooklyn: 41st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1919

Photo 2 of 4 at 41st Street & 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 41st Street - 3rd Avenue

1919

41st Street (right) west of Third Ave., Also shown is Second Ave. (center of view) between 42nd Street (left) and 41st Street (right). In the foreground will be erected a two story building for the Shipley Construction and Supply Company. At the foot of 41st Street is Pier No. 7; and at the center right, sectionally shown, are several Bush Terminal Buildings. In the background, steepled, is the National Meter Co. Building formerly the National Metal Co. This is a set of two views. 1919. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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