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Lafayette Avenue & Throop Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Throop Avenue, 1931

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Throop Avenue

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Throop Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Throop Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Throop Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Throop Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Throop Avenue, 1941

Photo 2 of 3 at Lafayette Avenue & Throop Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Throop Avenue

1941

Lafayette Avenue, east from Throop Avenue. A short way off is Public School No. 25. View 2 shows the north side of the avenue. August 26, 1941. P. L. Sperr.

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