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Flatbush Avenue & Avenue U, Brooklyn

17 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U, 1922–1925

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U

    1922; 1925

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U, 1922–1925

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U

    1922; 1925

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U, 1922–1925

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U

    1922; 1925

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U, 1922–1925

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U

    1922; 1925

  • Mill Basin - Jamaica Bay - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.], 1925–1928

    Mill Basin - Jamaica Bay - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.]

    1925; 1928

  • Mill Basin - Jamaica Bay - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.], 1925–1928

    Mill Basin - Jamaica Bay - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.]

    1925; 1928

  • Mill Basin - Jamaica Bay - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.], 1925–1928

    Mill Basin - Jamaica Bay - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.]

    1925; 1928

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U, 1931

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U, 1931

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Avenue U

    1931

  • Mill Basin - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue - Charley's.], 1939

    Mill Basin - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue - Charley's.]

    1939

  • Mill Basin - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue - Charley's.], 1939

    Mill Basin - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue - Charley's.]

    1939

  • Mill Basin - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue - Charley's.], 1939

    Mill Basin - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue - Charley's.]

    1939

  • Mill Basin - [Brooklyn - Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.], 1939

    Mill Basin - [Brooklyn - Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.]

    1939

  • Mill Basin - [Brooklyn - Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.], 1939

    Mill Basin - [Brooklyn - Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.]

    1939

  • Mill Basin - [Brooklyn - Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.], 1939

    Mill Basin - [Brooklyn - Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.]

    1939

  • Mill Basin - [Brooklyn - Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.], 1939

    Mill Basin - [Brooklyn - Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.]

    1939

  • Mill Basin - [Brooklyn - Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.], 1939

    Mill Basin - [Brooklyn - Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue.]

    1939

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Mill Basin - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue - Charley's.], 1939

Photo 12 of 17 at Flatbush Avenue & Avenue U, Brooklyn

Mill Basin - Brooklyn - [Avenue U - Flatbush Avenue - Charley's.]

1939

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