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Hamilton Avenue & Woodhull Street, Brooklyn

7 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street, 1931–1939

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street

    1931; 1937; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street, 1931–1939

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street

    1931; 1937; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street, 1931–1939

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street

    1931; 1937; 1939

  • Union Hotel and tenements: 91-95 Hamilton Av - 1st Place, Brooklyn, 1934

    Union Hotel and tenements: 91-95 Hamilton Av - 1st Place, Brooklyn

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street, 1941

Photo 6 of 7 at Hamilton Avenue & Woodhull Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Woodhull Street

1941

Hamilton Avenue, north from Woodhull Street, showing demolition for the construction of the Gowanus Parkway. P. L. Sperr January 10, 1941 Views 1,2,3 Woodhull Street

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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