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Pacific Street & Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Pacific Street - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Pacific Street - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Pacific St., 1941

    Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Pacific St.

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Pacific Street - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Pacific Street - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Pacific Street - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1941

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Brooklyn: Pacific Street - Vanderbilt Avenue

1941

Pacific Street, east from Vanderbilt Avenue, showing the north side of the street. P. L. Sperr September 2, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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