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New York Avenue & Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: New York Avenue (East) - Rockaway Parkway, 1928

    Brooklyn: New York Avenue (East) - Rockaway Parkway

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - New York Avenue (East), 1936

    Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - New York Avenue (East)

    1936

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Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - New York Avenue (East), 1936

Photo 2 of 2 at New York Avenue & Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - New York Avenue (East)

1936

Rockaway Parkway, east side, at and south of East New York Ave., showing at the left a frame house (No. 1124 East New York Ave)., beyond which is the IRT Elevated New Lots Line. May 8, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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