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Lorimer Street & 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1931, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Lorimer Street - 3rd Avenue, 1931

    Brooklyn: Lorimer Street - 3rd Avenue

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Lorimer Street - Scholes Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: Lorimer Street - Scholes Street

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Meserole Street - Lorimer Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: Meserole Street - Lorimer Street

    1931

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Brooklyn: Meserole Street - Lorimer Street, 1931

Photo 3 of 3 at Lorimer Street & 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Meserole Street - Lorimer Street

1931

53-73 Meserole Street, north side, between Lorimer and Leonard Streets. The School of Biblical Instruction is at Nos. 61-65. April 20, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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