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5th Avenue & Dean Street, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1940 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - Dean Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - Dean Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: 5th Street - Dean Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Street - Dean Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - Dean Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - Dean Street

    1942

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - Dean Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - Dean Street

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Dean Street - 5th Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Dean Street - 5th Avenue

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 5th Street - Dean Street, 1941

Photo 2 of 5 at 5th Avenue & Dean Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 5th Street - Dean Street

1941

Brooklyn "L" Demolition. 5th Ave. s. of Dean St. 11-19-41 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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