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Lafayette Avenue & Washington Avenue, Brooklyn

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

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  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Lafayette Ave., 1927

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Lafayette Ave.

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1934

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Washington Avenue

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Lafayette Ave., 1934–1941

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Lafayette Ave.

    1934; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1934–1940

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Washington Avenue

    1934; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1934

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Washington Avenue

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1934–1940

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Washington Avenue

    1934; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Lafayette Ave., 1934–1941

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Lafayette Ave.

    1934; 1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1934–1940

Photo 6 of 7 at Lafayette Avenue & Washington Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Washington Avenue

1934; 1940

Lafayette Avenue, north side, east from Washington Avenue. The corner building is an old Friends Meeting House as shown on Atlases from 1880. The low building on its right is a Baptist Sunday school and next to it is the Emanuel Baptist Church, at the N.W. corner of St. James Place. At the N.E. corner is the St. James Protestant Episcopal Church (triangular front). P. L. Sperr View 1: July 22, 1934 View 2: October 12, 1940

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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