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East 55th Street & Clarendon Road, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1925, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Clarendon Road, 1925

    Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Clarendon Road

    1925

  • Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Clarendon Road, 1925

    Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Clarendon Road

    1925

  • Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Clarendon Road, 1925

    Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Clarendon Road

    1925

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Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Clarendon Road, 1925

Photo 1 of 3 at East 55th Street & Clarendon Road, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 55th Street (East) - Clarendon Road

1925

(1) East 55th Street, east side, north from Clarendon to Beverly Roads, showing P.S. No. 121. On the right appears No. 436 East 56th Street. September 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same from another angle. September 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same as No. 2, and showing the Schoolhouse in the center of King's Highway. This view also shows the new location of King's house. May 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) An earlier view in the opposite direction, showing the convergence of Hunterfly Road (now King's Highway) and East 55th Street. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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