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Central Avenue & Greene Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: Central Avenue - Greene Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Central Avenue - Greene Avenue

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Central Avenue - Greene Avenue, 1936

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Brooklyn: Central Avenue - Greene Avenue

1936

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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