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Hanson Place & Ashland Place, Brooklyn

18 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn - Hanson Place - Ashland Place, 1927-01-08

    Brooklyn - Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    1927-01-08

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Flatbush Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Flatbush Avenue

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place, 1929

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Hanson Place, 1929–1940

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Hanson Place

    1929; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Hanson Place, 1929–1940

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Hanson Place

    1929; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place, 1930–1931

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    1930; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place, 1930–1931

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    1930; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place, 1930–1931

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    1930; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Ashland Place - Hanson Place, 1934–1940

    Brooklyn: Ashland Place - Hanson Place

    1934; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Ashland Place - Hanson Place, 1934–1940

    Brooklyn: Ashland Place - Hanson Place

    1934; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    1940

  • Brooklyn: State Street - Flatbush Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: State Street - Flatbush Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: State Street - Flatbush Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: State Street - Flatbush Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn - Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    Brooklyn - Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn - Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    Brooklyn - Hanson Place - Ashland Place

    Unknown

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Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Flatbush Avenue, 1929

Photo 2 of 18 at Hanson Place & Ashland Place, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Hanson Place - Flatbush Avenue

1929

Hanson Place, north side, east from Flatbush Ave. In the foreground, (overhead), is the Fulton Elevated Line of the B.M.T., on Flatbush Ave. At the right, is the Long Island R.R. Terminal. At the left, is the Hanson Place M.E. Church. May 11, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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