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Classon Avenue & Gates Avenue, Brooklyn

7 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Classon Avenue - Gates Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Classon Avenue - Gates Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Classon Avenue - Gates Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Classon Avenue - Gates Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Gates Avenue - Classon Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Gates Avenue - Classon Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Gates Avenue - Classon Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Gates Avenue - Classon Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Gates Avenue - Classon Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Gates Avenue - Classon Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Classon Avenue - Gates Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Classon Avenue - Gates Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Classon Avenue - Gates Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Classon Avenue - Gates Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Classon Avenue - Gates Avenue, 1941

Photo 2 of 7 at Classon Avenue & Gates Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Classon Avenue - Gates Avenue

1941

The block between Greene Avenue and Clifton Place P.L. Sperr August 24, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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