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Greene Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Greene Ave., 1941

    Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Greene Ave.

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Greene Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Greene Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Greene Ave., 1941

    Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Greene Ave.

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Greene Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Greene Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Greene Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1941

Photo 2 of 4 at Greene Avenue & Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Greene Avenue - Vanderbilt Avenue

1941

Greene Avenue, east from Vanderbilt. Avenue. View 2 is east from Clinton Avenue. September 19, 1941 Views 1, 2 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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