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Atlantic Avenue & Milford Street, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Milford Street, 1930

    Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Milford Street

    1930

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Milford Street, 1930

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Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Milford Street

1930

Atlantic Ave., at Milford Street, showing a gateman manipulating the levers that operate the guard-rails, while a Long Island train rushes past. In the background, at the right, is a one story garage building at the northeast corner of Norwood Street. The train is on Atlantic Ave. July 27, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

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