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Myrtle Avenue & Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1869 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Bushwick Avenue, 1869–1900

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Bushwick Avenue

    1869; 1900

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Bushwick Avenue, ca. 1869

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Bushwick Avenue

    ca. 1869

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Bushwick Avenue, 1869–1900

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Bushwick Avenue

    1869; 1900

  • Brooklyn: Bushwick Avenue - Willoughby Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: Bushwick Avenue - Willoughby Avenue

    1935

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Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Bushwick Avenue, 1869–1900

Photo 3 of 4 at Myrtle Avenue & Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Bushwick Avenue

1869; 1900

(1) At the southwest intersection of Myrtle and Bushwick Aves., with Ditmars Street, showing the home of Jacobus De Bevoise, which was razed by 1908. About 1869. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, another view. About 1869. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, another view. About 1900. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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