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Montrose Avenue & Union Avenue, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Montrose Avenue - Union Avenue, 1931–1935

    Brooklyn: Montrose Avenue - Union Avenue

    1931; 1935

  • Brooklyn: Montrose Avenue - Union Avenue, 1931–1935

    Brooklyn: Montrose Avenue - Union Avenue

    1931; 1935

  • Union Avenue at Montrose Avenue and Broadway, to , Brooklyn, 1941-09-22

    Union Avenue at Montrose Avenue and Broadway, to , Brooklyn

    1941-09-22

  • Brooklyn: Union Ave. - Montrose Ave., 1941

    Brooklyn: Union Ave. - Montrose Ave.

    1941

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Brooklyn: Union Ave. - Montrose Ave., 1941

Photo 4 of 4 at Montrose Avenue & Union Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Union Ave. - Montrose Ave.

1941

N.E. corner of Union & Montrose Ave., B'klyn. Sept. 24, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer

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