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Boerum Place & State Street, Brooklyn

7 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Boerum Place, 1929

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Boerum Place

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Boerum Place, 1929

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Boerum Place

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Boerum Place - State Street, 1930

    Brooklyn: Boerum Place - State Street

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Boerum Place - State Street, 1930

    Brooklyn: Boerum Place - State Street

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Boerum Place - State Street, 1930

    Brooklyn: Boerum Place - State Street

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Boerum Place, 1932

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Boerum Place

    1932

  • Brooklyn: State Street - Boerum Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: State Street - Boerum Place

    1941

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Brooklyn: Boerum Place - State Street, 1930

Photo 5 of 7 at Boerum Place & State Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Boerum Place - State Street

1930

(1) Boerum Place, at the S.E. corner of State Street, showing St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioche. January 26, 1930. P.L. Sperr. (2) The same, as seen from Boerum Place. January 26, 1930. P.L. Sperr. (3) The same, from a different angle. January 26, 1930. P.L. Sperr.

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