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5th Avenue & 4th Street, Brooklyn

8 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 5th Street (West) - 5th Street, 1930–1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Street (West) - 5th Street

    1930; 1941

  • Brooklyn: 5th Street (West) - 5th Street, 1930–1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Street (West) - 5th Street

    1930; 1941

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 5th Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 5th Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 4th Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 4th Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 4th Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 4th Street

    1940

  • 5th Avenue at 4th Street, to , Brooklyn, 1941-11-05

    5th Avenue at 4th Street, to , Brooklyn

    1941-11-05

  • 5th Avenue at 4th Street, to West, Brooklyn, 1941-11-03

    5th Avenue at 4th Street, to West, Brooklyn

    1941-11-03

  • 5th Avenue at 5th Street, to North, Brooklyn, 1941-11-03

    5th Avenue at 5th Street, to North, Brooklyn

    1941-11-03

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Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 4th Street, 1940

Photo 5 of 8 at 5th Avenue & 4th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 4th Street

1940

5th Avenue, north from Fourth Street, underneath the B.M.T. elevated. Note the stairway to the "El" station, at Third Street. View 2 shows the "El" station at Third Street, seen across the James J. Byrne Memorial Park and Playground at the N.W. corner of Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street. P.L. Sperr June 14, 1940 Views 1,2

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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