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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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Nearby places

  • Bush Street & Columbia Street, Brooklyn (7 photos)
  • Dwight Street & Bush Street, Brooklyn (6 photos)
  • Bush Street & Hicks Street, Brooklyn (3 photos)
  • Dwight Street & Wolcott Street, Brooklyn (4 photos)
  • Lorraine Street & Hicks Street, Brooklyn (2 photos)
  • Otsego Street & Creamer Street, Brooklyn (3 photos)
  • Columbia Street & Visitation Place, Brooklyn (3 photos)
  • Columbia Street & Sigourney Street, Brooklyn (6 photos)

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Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street, 1938

Photo 10 of 14 at Lorraine Street & Columbia Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Lorraine Street

1938

Columbia Street, north from Lorraine Street, showing at the left foreground Todd's Field. Beyond it is seen the American Can Co's buildings on Verona and Dwight Streets. View No. 2 shows homes on the north side of Bush Street and also on Dwight Street. In the far background is also seen several skyscrapers of Manhattan. June 9, 1938 Views 1 and 2 P. L. Sperr

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