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Fulton Street & Water Street, Brooklyn

14 historical photos taken here between 1880 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Furman Street, 1880

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Furman Street

    1880

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Water Street, 1900

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Water Street

    1900

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Water Street, 1914

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Water Street

    1914

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Water Street, 1922–1929

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Water Street

    1922; 1929

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Water Street, 1922–1929

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Water Street

    1922; 1929

  • Brooklyn: Furman Street - Fulton Street, 1924

    Brooklyn: Furman Street - Fulton Street

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Furman Street - Fulton Street, 1924

    Brooklyn: Furman Street - Fulton Street

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Furman Street - Fulton Street, 1924

    Brooklyn: Furman Street - Fulton Street

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Water St. - Fulton St., 1931

    Brooklyn: Water St. - Fulton St.

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Fulton Street, 1934–1937

    Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Fulton Street

    1934; 1937

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Fulton Street, 1934–1937

    Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Fulton Street

    1934; 1937

  • Brooklyn: Furman Street - William Street, 1934

    Brooklyn: Furman Street - William Street

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Fulton Street, 1934–1937

    Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Fulton Street

    1934; 1937

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Water Street, 1936

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Water Street

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Furman Street - Fulton Street, 1924

Photo 7 of 14 at Fulton Street & Water Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Furman Street - Fulton Street

1924

(1) Furman Street, north side, between Fulton and Water Streets, showing the former Fulton Ferry house; razed in October 1926. July 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, seen looking westward. July 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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