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Essex Street & Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1930, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Essex Street - Atlantic Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Essex Street - Atlantic Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Essex Street - Atlantic Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Essex Street - Atlantic Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Essex Street - Atlantic Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Essex Street - Atlantic Avenue

    1930

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Brooklyn: Essex Street - Atlantic Avenue, 1930

Photo 1 of 3 at Essex Street & Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Essex Street - Atlantic Avenue

1930

(1) 259 Essex Street, east side, between Atlantic and Liberty Aves. The view shows the Church of St. Rita and Rectory. "a Roman Catholic institution." July 27, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. July 27, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, showing the belfry. July 27, 1939. P. L. Sperr.

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