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Bergen Street & Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn

15 historical photos taken here between 1940 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Dean Street - Ralph Avenue, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: Dean Street - Ralph Avenue

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Bergen Street - Ralph Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Bergen Street - Ralph Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Bergen Street - Ralph Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Bergen Street - Ralph Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Dean Street - Ralph Avenue, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: Dean Street - Ralph Avenue

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Dean Street - Ralph Avenue, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: Dean Street - Ralph Avenue

    1940; 1941

  • Dean Street - Ralph Avenue looking west, 1940-07-13

    Dean Street - Ralph Avenue looking west

    1940-07-13

  • Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Bergen Street - Ralph Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Bergen Street - Ralph Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Bergen Street - Ralph Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Bergen Street - Ralph Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Bergen Street - Ralph Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Bergen Street - Ralph Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Dean Street - Ralph Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Dean Street - Ralph Avenue

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street, 1940–1941

Photo 3 of 15 at Bergen Street & Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Bergen Street

1940; 1941

1. Ralph Avenue, north from Bergen Street. On the west side of the avenue, extending from Bergen to Pacific Streets, are being erected the Kingsborough Houses--a low rent housing project. October 24, 1940 P.L. Sperr 2. Ralph Ave. north from Bergen St. August 2, 1941 P.L. Sperr 3. Ralph Ave. & Dean St., n.e. cor. New house August 2 1941 P.L. Sperr

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