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Bay Ridge Avenue & Narrows Avenue, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here in 1929, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Bay Ridge Avenue - Narrows Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Bay Ridge Avenue - Narrows Avenue

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Bay Ridge Avenue - Narrows Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Bay Ridge Avenue - Narrows Avenue

    1929

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Bay Ridge Avenue - Narrows Avenue, 1929

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Brooklyn: Bay Ridge Avenue - Narrows Avenue

1929

Bay Ridge Ave., west of Narrows Ave. At the left foreground, is Narrows Ave. In the far background, is the Bay Ridge Staten Island Ferry. May 10, 1929. P.L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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