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East 29th Street & Avenue R, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 29th Street (East) - Avenue R, 1922–1923

    Brooklyn: 29th Street (East) - Avenue R

    1922; 1923

  • Brooklyn: 29th Street (East) - Avenue R, 1922–1923

    Brooklyn: 29th Street (East) - Avenue R

    1922; 1923

  • Brooklyn: 29th Street (East) - Avenue R, 1929

    Brooklyn: 29th Street (East) - Avenue R

    1929

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 29th Street (East) - Avenue R, 1929

Photo 3 of 3 at East 29th Street & Avenue R, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 29th Street (East) - Avenue R

1929

East 29th Street, south from ave. U., showing the construction of a huge storm sewer which empties into Sheepshead Bay at the foot of East 27th Street. February 1929. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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