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5th Avenue & Union Street, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1941 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Union St. - 18th St., 1941

    Brooklyn: Union St. - 18th St.

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - Union Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - Union Street

    1942

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Brooklyn: Union St. - 18th St., 1941

Photo 1 of 2 at 5th Avenue & Union Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Union St. - 18th St.

1941

Union St. Station, 5th Ave. "L", B'klyn. Oct. 6, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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