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Emmons Avenue & Dooley Street, Brooklyn

7 historical photos taken here between 1933 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street, 1933

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Dooley Street - Emmons Avenue, 1933

    Brooklyn: Dooley Street - Emmons Avenue

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Poole Lane, 1933

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Poole Lane

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street, 1937

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street

    1937

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street, 1937–1940

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street

    1937; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street, 1937–1940

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street

    1937; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street, 1937–1940

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street

    1937; 1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street, 1937–1940

Photo 7 of 7 at Emmons Avenue & Dooley Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Dooley Street

1937; 1940

2253 to 2269 Emmons Avenue, north side, east from Dooley Street to East 23rd Street, showing a group of frame houses. Views 2 and 3 show how this tranquil residential area has changed into a commercial district. View 1: July 13, 1933 View 2: August 14, 1937 View 3: June 13, 1940 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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