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Heyward Street & Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Heyward Street - Bedford Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Heyward Street - Bedford Avenue

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Heyward Street - Bedford Avenue, 1931

    Brooklyn: Heyward Street - Bedford Avenue

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Heyward Street - Bedford Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Heyward Street - Bedford Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Heyward Street - Bedford Avenue, 1931

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Brooklyn: Heyward Street - Bedford Avenue

1931

Heyward Street, north side, between Lee and Bedford Avenues, showing Public School No. 71. Board of Education of the City of New York June 25, 1931

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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