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Benson Avenue & Bay 35th Street, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1930, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Benson Avenue - Bay 35th Street, 1927

    Brooklyn: Benson Avenue - Bay 35th Street

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Benson Avenue - Bay 35th Street, 1930

    Brooklyn: Benson Avenue - Bay 35th Street

    1930

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Benson Avenue - Bay 35th Street, 1930

Photo 2 of 2 at Benson Avenue & Bay 35th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Benson Avenue - Bay 35th Street

1930

Benson Avenue, south side (left), from Bay 35th Street to 24th Avenue, showing Public School No. 101. The right wing is the new addition. Board of Education of the City of New York Early 1930's

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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