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Neptune Avenue & West 20th Street, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here in 1936, oldest first.

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  • Coney Island Creek - West 20th Street - Brooklyn., 1936

    Coney Island Creek - West 20th Street - Brooklyn.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 20th Street (West), 1936

    Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 20th Street (West)

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 20th Street (West), 1936

    Brooklyn: Neptune Avenue - 20th Street (West)

    1936

  • Coney Island Creek - West 20th Street - Brooklyn., 1936

    Coney Island Creek - West 20th Street - Brooklyn.

    1936

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Coney Island Creek - West 20th Street - Brooklyn., 1936

Photo 4 of 4 at Neptune Avenue & West 20th Street, Brooklyn

Coney Island Creek - West 20th Street - Brooklyn.

1936

(1) Coney Island Creek at West 20th Street, showing the coal pockets of the Burns Brothers Coal Co. Buildings shown, face on Neptune Ave., which parallels the waters edge. July 1, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from another angle, showing also P.S. No. 80 on the east side of West 19th Street, just south of Neptune Ave. May 17, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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