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East 19th Street & Emmons Avenue, Brooklyn

15 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - East 19th Street., 1922–1924

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - East 19th Street.

    1922; 1924

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - East 19th Street., 1922–1924

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - East 19th Street.

    1922; 1924

  • Brooklyn: 19th Street (East) - Emmons Avenue, 1923–1933

    Brooklyn: 19th Street (East) - Emmons Avenue

    1923; 1924; 1933

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant.], 1924–1935

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant.]

    1924; 1933; 1935

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant.], 1924–1935

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant.]

    1924; 1933; 1935

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant.], 1924–1935

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant.]

    1924; 1933; 1935

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 19th Street (East), 1933

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 19th Street (East)

    1933

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - East 19th Street - [Flying "D" - Lundy Brothers Restaurant.], 1933–1935

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - East 19th Street - [Flying "D" - Lundy Brothers Restaurant.]

    1933; 1935

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Emmons Avenue - Between 19th and 21st Streets (East) - Pier 12.], 1933–1937

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Emmons Avenue - Between 19th and 21st Streets (East) - Pier 12.]

    1933; 1936; 1937

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Emmons Avenue - Between 19th and 21st Streets (East) - Pier 12.], 1933–1937

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Emmons Avenue - Between 19th and 21st Streets (East) - Pier 12.]

    1933; 1936; 1937

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - East 19th Street - [Flying "D" - Lundy Brothers Restaurant.], 1933–1935

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - East 19th Street - [Flying "D" - Lundy Brothers Restaurant.]

    1933; 1935

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - between Sheepshead Road and Dooley Lane., 1933–1935

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - between Sheepshead Road and Dooley Lane.

    1933; 1935

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Emmons Avenue - Between 19th and 21st Streets (East) - Pier 12.], 1933–1937

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Emmons Avenue - Between 19th and 21st Streets (East) - Pier 12.]

    1933; 1936; 1937

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - East 19th Street - [Flying "D" - Lundy Brothers Restaurant.], 1933–1935

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - East 19th Street - [Flying "D" - Lundy Brothers Restaurant.]

    1933; 1935

  • Brooklyn: 19th Street (East) - Emmons Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: 19th Street (East) - Emmons Avenue

    1935

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Brooklyn: 19th Street (East) - Emmons Avenue, 1923–1933

Photo 3 of 15 at East 19th Street & Emmons Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 19th Street (East) - Emmons Avenue

1923; 1924; 1933

(1) East 19th Street, west side, at, adjoining and north of Emmons Ave. The view of the 3-story frame building has changed; in 1934 stores were built in front and the entrance to the Grill is on East 19th Street. July 8, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing at the N.E. corner the Sheepshead Bay house in 1857; the John McMahon Hotel in 1873. This hotel was leased in December 1924 by the McMahon Estate to the Laudne Holding Company (Lundy Bros.) who converted it into quarters for waiters employed in the Lundy Restaurant. December 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, when it was known as the Tamaqua Yacht Club. January 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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