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Grand Avenue & Lefferts Place, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Grand Avenue - Lefferts Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Grand Avenue - Lefferts Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Grand Avenue - Lefferts Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Grand Avenue - Lefferts Place

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Grand Avenue - Lefferts Place, 1941

Photo 1 of 2 at Grand Avenue & Lefferts Place, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Grand Avenue - Lefferts Place

1941

Grand Avenue, north from Lefferts Place. View 1 shows the west side of the avenue and view 2 the east side. One the latter is the Nazarene Congregational Church. P.L. Sperr August 28, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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