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Church Avenue & East 53rd Street, Brooklyn

12 historical photos taken here between 1890 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1890–1924

    Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1890; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1890–1924

    Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1890; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1890–1924

    Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1890; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1923

    Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1923

    Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1922–1923

    Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1922; 1923

  • Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1923

    Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1923

    Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1923

    Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1927

    Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1927

    Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

    1927

  • Brooklyn: 53rd Street (East) - Church Avenue, 1931

    Brooklyn: 53rd Street (East) - Church Avenue

    1931

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Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East), 1923

Photo 5 of 12 at Church Avenue & East 53rd Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Church Avenue - 53rd Street (East)

1923

(1) Church Ave., at the N.W. corner of East 53rd Street, showing the George Schenck house; also known as the "John Schenck homestead", which was razed in 1927, after almost a century in use. The family was one of the first to settle in Brooklyn. March 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, from another angle. March 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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