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Emmons Avenue & Sheepshead Bay Road, Brooklyn

32 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1924

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1932–1934

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1932; 1934

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1932–1934

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1932; 1934

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1932–1934

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1932; 1934

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1932–1934

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1932; 1934

  • Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay Road - Dean's Lane, 1933–1935

    Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay Road - Dean's Lane

    1933; 1935

  • Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay Road - Dean's Lane, 1933–1935

    Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay Road - Dean's Lane

    1933; 1935

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant - Bayview Apartments.], 1933–1936

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant - Bayview Apartments.]

    1933; 1936

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant - Bayview Apartments.], 1933–1936

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant - Bayview Apartments.]

    1933; 1936

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant - Bayview Apartments.], 1933–1936

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Lundy Brothers Restaurant - Bayview Apartments.]

    1933; 1936

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Manhattan Beach.], 1933

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Manhattan Beach.]

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay., 1933–1941

    Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay.

    1933; 1936; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1933

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay., 1933–1941

    Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay.

    1933; 1936; 1941

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Manhattan Beach.], 1933

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Manhattan Beach.]

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay., 1933–1941

    Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay.

    1933; 1936; 1941

  • Public Works - [Brooklyn]., 1935

    Public Works - [Brooklyn].

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1935–1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1935; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1935–1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1935; 1936

  • Public Works - [Brooklyn]., 1935

    Public Works - [Brooklyn].

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1935–1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1935; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1935–1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1935; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1935–1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1935; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1935–1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1935; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1935–1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1935; 1936

  • Public Works - [Brooklyn]., 1935

    Public Works - [Brooklyn].

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay Road - Emmons Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay Road - Emmons Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1941

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1941

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Nearby places

  • East 19th Street & Emmons Avenue, Brooklyn (15 photos)
  • Shore Boulevard & Exeter Street, Brooklyn (5 photos)
  • Emmons Avenue & Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn (4 photos)
  • Shore Boulevard & Beaumont Street, Brooklyn (3 photos)
  • Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn (3 photos)
  • Emmons Avenue & East 16th Street, Brooklyn (8 photos)
  • Emmons Avenue & East 22nd Street, Brooklyn (9 photos)
  • Shore Boulevard & Emmons Avenue, Brooklyn (30 photos)

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Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1935–1936

Photo 25 of 32 at Emmons Avenue & Sheepshead Bay Road, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Sheepshead Bay Road

1935; 1936

(1) Emmons Ave., north side, between Sheepshead Bay Road and East 19th Street. In the right background, is the New Lundy Restaurant, erected in 1934. August 1, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing only 1825-1827, at the N.W. corner of East 19th Street. July 9, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (3) Showing Nos. 1807-1819 at the N.E. corner of Sheepshead Bay Road. The building with the conical roof once housed the only carousel, and was the first "movie", in the Sheepshead Bay area. July 9, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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