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Chauncey Street & Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1941 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Chauncey Street - Lewis Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Chauncey Street - Lewis Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Lewis Avenue - Chauncey Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: Lewis Avenue - Chauncey Street

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Lewis Avenue - Chauncey Street, 1942

Photo 2 of 2 at Chauncey Street & Lewis Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Lewis Avenue - Chauncey Street

1942

P.L. Sperr, photographer 5-26-1942

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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