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Bolivar Street & Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn

11 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Willoughby St. - Navy St., 1927

    Brooklyn: Willoughby St. - Navy St.

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Bolivar Street - Hudson Avenue, 1927

    Brooklyn: Bolivar Street - Hudson Avenue

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Bolivar Street - Hudson Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Bolivar Street - Hudson Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Bolivar Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Bolivar Street

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Bolivar Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Bolivar Street

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Bolivar Street - Hudson Avenue

    Brooklyn: Bolivar Street - Hudson Avenue

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn: Fleet Street - Bolivar Street

    Brooklyn: Fleet Street - Bolivar Street

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Bolivar Street

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Bolivar Street

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn: Bolivar Street - Hudson Avenue

    Brooklyn: Bolivar Street - Hudson Avenue

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Bolivar Street

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Bolivar Street

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn: Bolivar Street - Hudson Avenue

    Brooklyn: Bolivar Street - Hudson Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Bolivar Street

Photo 8 of 11 at Bolivar Street & Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Bolivar Street

Unknown

P.L. Sperr, photographer 5-30-1942

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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