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Grand Street & Lorimer Street, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here in 1937, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Grand Street - Lorimer Street, 1937

    Brooklyn: Grand Street - Lorimer Street

    1937

  • Brooklyn: Grand Street - Lorimer Street, 1937

    Brooklyn: Grand Street - Lorimer Street

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Grand Street - Lorimer Street, 1937

Photo 2 of 2 at Grand Street & Lorimer Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Grand Street - Lorimer Street

1937

(1) Grand Street, east from the N.W. corner of Lorimer Street (left). October 12, 1937. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, a close up of the N.E. corner. October 12, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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