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East 55th Street & Church Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Church Avenue, 1925

    Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Church Avenue

    1925

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Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Church Avenue, 1925

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Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Church Avenue

1925

East 55th Street, east side, north from Church Ave. Also seen is Church Ave., north side, at East 55th Street. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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