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Erasmus Street & Woods Place, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Woods Pl. - Erasmus St., 1922

    Brooklyn: Woods Pl. - Erasmus St.

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Erasmus Street - Woods Place, 1928–1931

    Brooklyn: Erasmus Street - Woods Place

    1928; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Erasmus Street - Woods Place, 1928–1931

    Brooklyn: Erasmus Street - Woods Place

    1928; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Erasmus Street - Woods Place, 1931

    Brooklyn: Erasmus Street - Woods Place

    1931

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Erasmus Street - Woods Place, 1928–1931

Photo 3 of 4 at Erasmus Street & Woods Place, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Erasmus Street - Woods Place

1928; 1931

(1) Erasmus Street, north side, from No. 1 at left, which is N.E. corner of Woods Place. September 1928. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same; showing only Nos. 3-9 as seen from Johnson Place. August 7, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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