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Myrtle Avenue & Carlton Avenue, Brooklyn

12 historical photos taken here between 1940 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Carlton Avenue - Myrtle Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Carlton Avenue - Myrtle Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Carlton Avenue - Myrtle Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Carlton Avenue - Myrtle Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Carlton Avenue - Myrtle Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Carlton Avenue - Myrtle Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Carlton Avenue - Myrtle Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Carlton Avenue - Myrtle Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue, 1941

Photo 8 of 12 at Myrtle Avenue & Carlton Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Carlton Avenue

1941

1. Ft. Greene Housing. Myrtle & Carlton Ave. Neg. A-199 P.L. Sperr, photographer June 28, 1941 2. Ft. Greene Housing. Myrtle & Carlton Ave. Neg. A-209 P.L. Sperr June 28, 1941 3. Ft. Greene Housing. Neg. A-67 P.L. Sperr June 28, 1941

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