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Myrtle Avenue & St. Edward's Street, Brooklyn

18 historical photos taken here between 1939 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park., 1940; 1940-04-27

    Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park.

    1940; 1940-04-27

  • Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park., 1940; 1940-04-27

    Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park.

    1940; 1940-04-27

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park., 1940

    Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park.

    1940

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park., 1940

    Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park.

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park., 1940

    Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park.

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - St. Edward's Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1942

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Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park., 1940

Photo 10 of 18 at Myrtle Avenue & St. Edward's Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Fort Greene Park.

1940

Fort Greene Park (Brooklyn): Viewing north across the park, under construction, toward Myrtle Avenue ("El" thereon) and St. Edwards Street. The twin-towered structure across the "El" is St. Edwards Church and beyond that is the Manhattan Bridge. IN the left background is the skyline of Lower Manhattan. View 2 is in the same direction as view 1 and shows the park when completed. View 3 is in a more easterly direction and shows the Cumberland Hospital, in Auburn Place. View 1: October 20, 1935 Views 2,3: April 27, 1940 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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