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Hamilton Avenue & Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn

6 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • East River - Piers and shoreline between Buttermilk Channel and Brooklyn Bridge - [Bush Terminal Building.], 1920

    East River - Piers and shoreline between Buttermilk Channel and Brooklyn Bridge - [Bush Terminal Building.]

    1920

  • Buttermilk Channel - Recreation Pier - Foot of State Street - Brooklyn., 1928

    Buttermilk Channel - Recreation Pier - Foot of State Street - Brooklyn.

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue, 1931

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue

    1931

  • Buttermilk Channel - Governors Island - Brooklyn shore and skyline., 1935

    Buttermilk Channel - Governors Island - Brooklyn shore and skyline.

    1935

  • East River - Brooklyn., 1938

    East River - Brooklyn.

    1938

  • Manhattan: South Street - 65th Street, 1945

    Manhattan: South Street - 65th Street

    1945

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Buttermilk Channel - Governors Island - Brooklyn shore and skyline., 1935

Photo 4 of 6 at Hamilton Avenue & Wyckoff Avenue, Brooklyn

Buttermilk Channel - Governors Island - Brooklyn shore and skyline.

1935

Buttermilk Channel, southeast from Governors Island, showing the Brooklyn shore and skyline, and south of Hamilton Ave. Note the Grace Lines occupying pier 33 at the extreme left. May 1, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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