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Prospect Park West & 6th Avenue, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1973, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Prospect Park West - 6th Avenue, 1922

    Brooklyn: Prospect Park West - 6th Avenue

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Prospect Park West - 6th Avenue, 1973

    Brooklyn: Prospect Park West - 6th Avenue

    1973

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Brooklyn: Prospect Park West - 6th Avenue, 1973

Photo 2 of 2 at Prospect Park West & 6th Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Prospect Park West - 6th Avenue

1973

Prospect Park West, nos. 18-25 (18 is at right), Brooklyn. Robert Padian, photographer Jan. 1973

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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