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Burnett Street & Avenue U, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1928, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Burnett Street - Avenue U, 1922–1928

    Brooklyn: Burnett Street - Avenue U

    1922; 1923; 1928

  • Brooklyn: Burnett Street - Avenue U, 1922–1928

    Brooklyn: Burnett Street - Avenue U

    1922; 1923; 1928

  • Brooklyn: Burnett Street - Avenue U, 1922–1928

    Brooklyn: Burnett Street - Avenue U

    1922; 1923; 1928

  • Brooklyn: Burnett Street - Avenue U, 1922–1928

    Brooklyn: Burnett Street - Avenue U

    1922; 1923; 1928

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Burnett Street - Avenue U, 1922–1928

Photo 3 of 4 at Burnett Street & Avenue U, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Burnett Street - Avenue U

1922; 1923; 1928

(1) Gerritsen Creek, south of Ave. U, and east of Burnett Street, showing the Gerritsen grist mill, and also showing a view to the south west. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, showing a close-up of the mill and the spillway. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, another view. August 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) The same, showing at the right, a section of the mansion. In the foreground is a section of Marsh Street. This view will eventually be land, and will be enclosed in Marine park. September 1928. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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