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Ave. Z & 17th St. E, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: Ave. Z - 17th St. E., 1933

    Brooklyn: Ave. Z - 17th St. E.

    1933

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Ave. Z - 17th St. E., 1933

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Brooklyn: Ave. Z - 17th St. E.

1933

Ave. Z at the N.E. corner of East 17th Street. Automobiles are parked on the Long Island Railroad right of way which once extended along the front of homes in this view. July 9, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

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