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5th Avenue & 25th Street, Brooklyn

7 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • 26th Street at 5th Avenue, to Northwest, Brooklyn, 1941-11-16

    26th Street at 5th Avenue, to Northwest, Brooklyn

    1941-11-16

  • Brooklyn: 26th Street - 5th Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: 26th Street - 5th Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 25th Street - 5th Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: 25th Street - 5th Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 25th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 25th Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 25th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 25th Street

    1941

  • 26th Street at 5th Avenue, to , Brooklyn, 1941-11-16

    26th Street at 5th Avenue, to , Brooklyn

    1941-11-16

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Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 26th Street, 1941

Photo 5 of 7 at 5th Avenue & 25th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 26th Street

1941

5th Ave. at s.w. corner of 26th St., B'klyn. Nov. 16, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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