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86th Street & 16th Avenue, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 86th Street - 16th Avenue, 1931

    Brooklyn: 86th Street - 16th Avenue

    1931

  • Weisfeld Bros. service station: 1601 86th St.-16th Ave., Brooklyn, 1935

    Weisfeld Bros. service station: 1601 86th St.-16th Ave., Brooklyn

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 86th Street - 16th Avenue, 1931

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Brooklyn: 86th Street - 16th Avenue

1931

86th Street; east side, between Bay 16th and 18th Streets. In the foreground is Bay 17th Street. January 11, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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