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Glenwood Road & East 86th Street, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here in 1933, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Glenwood Road - 86th Street (East), 1933

    Brooklyn: Glenwood Road - 86th Street (East)

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Glenwood Road - 86th Street (East), 1933

    Brooklyn: Glenwood Road - 86th Street (East)

    1933

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Glenwood Road - 86th Street (East), 1933

Photo 2 of 2 at Glenwood Road & East 86th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Glenwood Road - 86th Street (East)

1933

(1) 8521-8523 Glenwood Road, at the N.W. corner of East 86th Street, showing a modern 2-story dwelling, and as old wooden shack. July 6, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle, excluding the modern dwelling. July 6, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

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