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Halsey Street & Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn

6 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue, 1920–1922

    Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue

    1920; 1922

  • Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue, 1920–1922

    Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue

    1920; 1922

  • Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue, 1920–1922

    Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue

    1920; 1922

  • Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue, 1923

    Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue, 1923

    Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Weirfield St. - Wilson Ave., 1935

    Brooklyn: Weirfield St. - Wilson Ave.

    1935

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Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue, 1920–1922

Photo 2 of 6 at Halsey Street & Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Halsey Street - Wilson Avenue

1920; 1922

(1) Halsey Street, west side, between Wilson and Knickerbocker Aves. A view of the Irving Square Park. 1920. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, showing the northern end of the Park. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, looking southward. This block bounded by Weirfield and Halsey Streets and Wilson and Knickerbocker Aves., on the west, east, south and north respectively, was owned in 1869 by J. H. Bond. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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