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4th Avenue & Dean Street, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1917 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - Dean Street, 1917

    Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - Dean Street

    1917

  • Brooklyn: Dean Street - 4th Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Dean Street - 4th Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - Dean Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - Dean Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Dean Street - 4th Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Dean Street - 4th Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Dean Street - 4th Avenue, 1940

Photo 4 of 4 at 4th Avenue & Dean Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Dean Street - 4th Avenue

1940

Dean Street, east from Fourth Avenue. At the N. E. corner is the White Tower hamburger eating place. June 15, 1940 P. L. Sperr

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