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Brighton Beach Avenue & Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn

26 historical photos taken here between 1901 and 1924, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1901–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1901; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1901

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1901

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1901–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1901; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1901–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1901; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1901–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1901; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1922–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1922; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1922–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1922; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1922–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1922; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1922–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1922; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1923–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1923; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1923–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1923; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1923–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1923; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1923–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1923; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1923–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1923; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1923–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1923; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1923–1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1923; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

    1924

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Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue, 1901–1924

Photo 5 of 26 at Brighton Beach Avenue & Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Brighton Beach Avenue - Coney Island Avenue

1901; 1924

(1) Brighton Beach Ave., south side, between Coney Island Ave., and East 4th Street, showing the Brighton Beach Hotel, which was 460 feet long by 200 feet deep, 3 to 4-stories high, and at its four towers from 6 to 7-stories. About 1901. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, a view northeast. About 1901. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, viewed south from the Brighton Beach subway station, elevated at this point. March 31, 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster collection. (4) The same, showing the hotel demolished, with the Music Hall soon to follow. July 15, 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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