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Lafayette Avenue & St. James Place, Brooklyn

10 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place, 1927

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place, 1927–1934

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place

    1927; 1934

  • Brooklyn: St. James Place - Clifton Place, 1927

    Brooklyn: St. James Place - Clifton Place

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place, 1927–1934

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place

    1927; 1934

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place, 1927–1934

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place

    1927; 1934

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place, 1940

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place, 1940

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place

    1941

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Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place, 1941

Photo 8 of 10 at Lafayette Avenue & St. James Place, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - St. James Place

1941

1. Lafayette Ave. & St. James Pl., s.e. cor. Adelphi Academy. Neg. A-112 P.L. Sperr, photographer June 21, 1941 2. Lafayette Ave., s.s., at St. James Pl. Neg. A-30 P.L. Sperr June 21, 1941 3. Lafayette Ave. east from Washington Ave. Neg. A-51 P.L. Sperr, photographer June 21, 1941

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