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Neptune Avenue & West 12th Street, Brooklyn

8 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West), 1924–1928

    Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West)

    1924; 1928

  • Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West), 1924–1928

    Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West)

    1924; 1928

  • Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West), 1924–1928

    Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West)

    1924; 1928

  • Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West), 1924

    Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West)

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West), 1924–1928

    Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West)

    1924; 1928

  • Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West), 1924

    Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West)

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West), 1936

    Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West)

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West), 1936

    Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West)

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West), 1936

Photo 8 of 8 at Neptune Avenue & West 12th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 12th Street (West)

1936

(1) Neptune Ave., north side, at West 12th Street. A view of the N.Y.C. sectional plants, Sewer Dept and the Brooklyn Borough Gas Co. (Coney Island). July 1, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) Same at No. 1, except that the portion of the Garage is at the right. July 1, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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