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Myrtle Avenue & Lawrence Street, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Lawrence Street, 1925

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Lawrence Street

    1925

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Lawrence Street, 1925

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Lawrence Street

    1925

  • Brooklyn: Lawrence Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Lawrence Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1942

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Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Lawrence Street, 1925

Photo 1 of 3 at Myrtle Avenue & Lawrence Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Lawrence Street

1925

(1) 91 Myrtle Ave., at the N.E. corner of Lawrence Street. This is a frame house, with a stucco surface. The elevated lines of the B.M.T. appear overhead. April 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same; at a later date. June 29, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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