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Franklin Avenue & Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1941 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Willoughby Avenue at Franklin Avenue, to North, Brooklyn, 1941-04-22

    Willoughby Avenue at Franklin Avenue, to North, Brooklyn

    1941-04-22

  • Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Willoughby Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Willoughby Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Willoughby Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Willoughby Avenue

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Willoughby Avenue, 1942

Photo 3 of 3 at Franklin Avenue & Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Willoughby Avenue

1942

Brooklyn e. side Franklin Ave. n. of Willoughby Ave. 7-8-42 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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