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Atlantic Avenue & Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Franklin Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Franklin Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Franklin Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Franklin Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Franklin Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Franklin Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Franklin Avenue, 1941

Photo 3 of 3 at Atlantic Avenue & Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Franklin Avenue

1941

Atlantic Avenue, east across Franklin Avenue, showing the 106th Infantry Armory on the south side of the avenue. View 2 shows the northeast corner of the intersection. P.L. Sperr August 24, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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