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Flatlands Avenue & East 101st Street, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here in 1938, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Flatlands Avenue - 101st Street (East), 1938

    Brooklyn: Flatlands Avenue - 101st Street (East)

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Flatlands Avenue - 101st Street (East), 1938

    Brooklyn: Flatlands Avenue - 101st Street (East)

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Flatlands Avenue - 101st Street (East), 1938

Photo 1 of 2 at Flatlands Avenue & East 101st Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Flatlands Avenue - 101st Street (East)

1938

Flatlands Avenue, north side, from East 101st to East 102nd Streets, showing the newly-erected Public School No. 242. The views show the East 101st Street side of the school, as seen from Conklin Avenue and East 100th Street. August 1, 1938 Views 1,2 P. L. Sperr

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