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Jay Street & Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1930, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1930

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Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1929

Photo 1 of 5 at Jay Street & Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Jay Street - Myrtle Avenue

1929

Jay Street, north of Myrtle Ave. The street seen in the foreground, (ice truck thereon) is Johnson Street. In the center of the view, right, is seen St. James Roman Catholic Church. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. January 13, 1929.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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