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East 27th Street & Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: 27th Street (East) - Flatbush Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: 27th Street (East) - Flatbush Avenue

    1924

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 27th Street (East) - Flatbush Avenue, 1924

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Brooklyn: 27th Street (East) - Flatbush Avenue

1924

East 27th to 37th Streets, and from Flatbush to Fillmore Aves. This area is known as Flatbush Center, and approximately 2000 houses have been built in it since this view was taken. 1924.

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