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Bedford Avenue & Quincy Street, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Bedford Avenue - Quincy Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Bedford Avenue - Quincy Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Quincy Street - Bedford Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Quincy Street - Bedford Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Bedford Avenue - Quincy Street, 1941

Photo 1 of 2 at Bedford Avenue & Quincy Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Bedford Avenue - Quincy Street

1941

Bedford Avenue, north from Quincy Street. The "El" is on Lexington Avenue. P.L. Sperr August 30, 1941

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