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Meeker Avenue & Schurz Avenue, Brooklyn

29 historical photos taken here between 1890 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Meeker Avenue - Schurz Avenue, 1890

    Brooklyn: Meeker Avenue - Schurz Avenue

    1890

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge over Newtown Creek, [linking Brooklyn and Queens.], 1934

    Bridges - Penny Bridge over Newtown Creek, [linking Brooklyn and Queens.]

    1934

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge over Newtown Creek, [linking Brooklyn and Queens.], 1934

    Bridges - Penny Bridge over Newtown Creek, [linking Brooklyn and Queens.]

    1934

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge over Newtown Creek, [linking Brooklyn and Queens.], 1934

    Bridges - Penny Bridge over Newtown Creek, [linking Brooklyn and Queens.]

    1934

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, New York - [Construction.], 1936–1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, New York - [Construction.]

    1936; 1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, New York - [Construction.], 1936–1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, New York - [Construction.]

    1936; 1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, New York - [Construction.], 1936–1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, New York - [Construction.]

    1936; 1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, New York - [Construction.], 1936–1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, New York - [Construction.]

    1936; 1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Queens., 1938–1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Queens.

    1938; 1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Queens., 1938–1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Queens.

    1938; 1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge [Meeker Avenue Bridge] - Newtown Creek., 1938–1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge [Meeker Avenue Bridge] - Newtown Creek.

    1938; 1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn., 1938–1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn.

    1938; 1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge [Meeker Avenue Bridge] - Newtown Creek., 1938–1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge [Meeker Avenue Bridge] - Newtown Creek.

    1938; 1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn., 1938–1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn.

    1938; 1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Queens., 1938–1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Queens.

    1938; 1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge [Meeker Avenue Bridge] - Newtown Creek., 1938–1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge [Meeker Avenue Bridge] - Newtown Creek.

    1938; 1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn., 1938–1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn.

    1938; 1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn., 1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn.

    1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek in Brooklyn - Queens end., 1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek in Brooklyn - Queens end.

    1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek in Brooklyn - Queens end., 1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek in Brooklyn - Queens end.

    1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek in Brooklyn., 1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek in Brooklyn.

    1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek in Brooklyn., 1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek in Brooklyn.

    1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Queens., 1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Queens.

    1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge - [Newtown Creek - Brooklyn.], 1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge - [Newtown Creek - Brooklyn.]

    1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek in Brooklyn - Queens end., 1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek in Brooklyn - Queens end.

    1939

  • Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Queens., 1939

    Bridges - Penny Bridge - Newtown Creek - Queens.

    1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn., 1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn.

    1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek in Brooklyn., 1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge over Newtown Creek in Brooklyn.

    1939

  • Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn., 1939

    Bridges - Kosciusko Bridge - Newtown Creek - Brooklyn.

    1939

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Bridges - Penny Bridge over Newtown Creek, [linking Brooklyn and Queens.], 1934

Photo 2 of 29 at Meeker Avenue & Schurz Avenue, Brooklyn

Bridges - Penny Bridge over Newtown Creek, [linking Brooklyn and Queens.]

1934

Penny Bridge over Newtown Creek, linking Brooklyn and queens. P. L. Sperr 1934 Views 1-3

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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