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Lorraine Street & Columbia Street, Brooklyn

14 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street, 1931–1938

    Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street

    1931; 1938

  • Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street, 1931–1938

    Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street

    1931; 1938

  • Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street, 1931–1938

    Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street

    1931; 1938

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street, 1932–1939

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street

    1932; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street, 1932–1939

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street

    1932; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street, 1932–1939

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street

    1932; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street, 1938–1939

    Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street

    1938; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street, 1938–1939

    Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street

    1938; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street, 1938–1939

    Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street

    1938; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street, 1938–1939

Photo 7 of 14 at Lorraine Street & Columbia Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Lorraine Street - Columbia Street

1938; 1939

Lorraine Street, east from Columbia Street. The buildings on the north side of the street were later razed to make way for the low rent Red Hook Housing Project sponsored by the New York City Housing Authority. Views 2 and 3 show the new housing center under construction. View 1: June 9, 1938 View 2: April 9, 1939 View 3: October 21, 1939 P. L. Sperr

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