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4th Avenue & 89th Street, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 89th Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 89th Street

    1931

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn.

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Islands - Plumb Island - Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn., 1935

Photo 2 of 2 at 4th Avenue & 89th Street, Brooklyn

Islands - Plumb Island - Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn.

1935

Fourth Ave., east side, at 89th Street. The frame building on the N.E. corner is 8821 Fourth Ave; beyond it, appear houses on 88th Stree . June S, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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