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Lafayette Avenue & Carlton Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Carlton Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Carlton Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Carlton Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1941

Photo 3 of 3 at Lafayette Avenue & Carlton Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Carlton Avenue

1941

Lafayette Avenue, at Carlton Avenue. View 1 shows the northwest corner of the intersection and view 2 is west on Lafayette from Carlton. View 3 shows the northeast corner and the east side of Carlton Avenue (left), running north. P. L. Sperr, September 19, 1941 Views 1-3

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