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Elliott Place N & Park Avenue, Brooklyn

6 historical photos taken here between 1939 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue

    1941

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Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue, 1941

Photo 5 of 6 at Elliott Place N & Park Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Elliott Place N. - Park Avenue

1941

North Elliott Place, south from Park Avenue. The row of low dwellings and on the east side of the street, across which can be seen the New Cumberland Hospital at Auburn Place. The wire fence on the right marks the playground of Public School 67. The cleared area in the foreground, at Park Avenue is where Fort Greene Houses will be erected. View 2 is on North Elliott Place, looking north toward Park Avenue. View 3 is on the north side of Park Avenue. P. L. Sperr April 11, 1941 Views 1,2,3

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