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Hanson Place & St. Felix Street, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1926 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street, 1926

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street

    1926

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street, 1927–1940

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street

    1927; 1929; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street, 1927–1940

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street

    1927; 1929; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street, 1927–1940

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street

    1927; 1929; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street

    1940

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Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street, 1926

Photo 1 of 5 at Hanson Place & St. Felix Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Hanson Place - St. Felix Street

1926

Hanson Place (foreground) west from St. Felix Street (lower foreground, not shown) to Flatbush Ave. Elevated Line of the B.M.T. thereon, showing on the north side of the street (right) the Hanson Place M.E. Church, and opposite same the Long Island Railroad Station. Also seen at the left, running in a diagonal direction, is Fourth Ave., south from Flatbush Ave. Note the Church of the Redeemer at the N.W. corner of Pacific Street and Fourth Ave. Also shown beyond the elevated station is the Brooklyn Daily Times Building on Times Plaza. June 1926. Brown Brothers.

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