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New Lots Avenue & Van Siclen Avenue, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: New Lots Avenue - Van Siclen Avenue, 1922–1929

    Brooklyn: New Lots Avenue - Van Siclen Avenue

    1922; 1929

  • Brooklyn: Riverdale Avenue - Van Siclen Avenue, 1923–1929

    Brooklyn: Riverdale Avenue - Van Siclen Avenue

    1923; 1929

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Brooklyn: New Lots Avenue - Van Siclen Avenue, 1922–1929

Photo 1 of 2 at New Lots Avenue & Van Siclen Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: New Lots Avenue - Van Siclen Avenue

1922; 1929

(1) 569 New Lots Ave., north side, east of Van Siclen Ave., showing the home of the Van Siclen's from about 1730 to 1887. This house was said to have been erected in 1730. It is now, 1929, used as a gasoline station. John Van Siclen during the War of 1812, was employed by the government as a mail carrier. The parsonage of the Dutch reformed church is visible on the left. About 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, another view. About 1929. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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