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New York Avenue & Pacific Street, Brooklyn

10 historical photos taken here between 1897 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - New York Avenue (East), 1897

    Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - New York Avenue (East)

    1897

  • Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - New York Avenue (East), 1929

    Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - New York Avenue (East)

    1929

  • Brooklyn: New York Avenue (East) - Atlantic Avenue, 1929–1941

    Brooklyn: New York Avenue (East) - Atlantic Avenue

    1929; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - New York Avenue (East), 1929

    Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - New York Avenue (East)

    1929

  • Brooklyn: New York Avenue (East) - Atlantic Avenue, 1929–1941

    Brooklyn: New York Avenue (East) - Atlantic Avenue

    1929; 1941

  • Brooklyn: New York Avenue (East) - Atlantic Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: New York Avenue (East) - Atlantic Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: New York Avenue - Pacific Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: New York Avenue - Pacific Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: New York Avenue - Pacific Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: New York Avenue - Pacific Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: New York Avenue - Pacific Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: New York Avenue - Pacific Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: New York Avenue - Pacific Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: New York Avenue - Pacific Street

    1940

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Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - New York Avenue (East), 1897

Photo 1 of 10 at New York Avenue & Pacific Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - New York Avenue (East)

1897

Atlantic Ave., east from a point east of the intersection of East New York and Atlantic Aves., showing at the left, the Central Hotel which later housed the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. At the right background, is a turreted building, which was Jewell's 26th Ward Bank; established in 1888, by Ditmas Jewell at No. 2500 Atlantic Ave., in rented quarters, on March 25, 1889. The first location was at the corner of Georgia Ave. The cornerstone for the new building was laid on July 7, 1891, and the building opened March 3, 1892. 1897. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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