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Avenue P & East 16th Street, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: Avenue P - 16th Street (East), 1924

    Brooklyn: Avenue P - 16th Street (East)

    1924

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Brooklyn: Avenue P - 16th Street (East), 1924

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Brooklyn: Avenue P - 16th Street (East)

1924

1602 Ave. P., at the S.E. corner of East 16th Street, showing the Kingsway Mansion which was remodeled in late 1935. Beyond is the Kingsway Garage and the Kingsway Building. August 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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