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Rockaway Avenue & Ditmas Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1935, oldest first.

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  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshment Vendors - Hot Dogs - [Brooklyn]., 1935

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshment Vendors - Hot Dogs - [Brooklyn].

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Rockaway Avenue - Ditmas Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: Rockaway Avenue - Ditmas Avenue

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Rockaway Avenue - Ditmas Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: Rockaway Avenue - Ditmas Avenue

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Rockaway Avenue - Ditmas Avenue, 1935

Photo 3 of 3 at Rockaway Avenue & Ditmas Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Rockaway Avenue - Ditmas Avenue

1935

(1) Rockaway Ave., east side, south from Ditmas Ave. In the foreground, is the Rockaway Ave., Trolley Line. The 2-story building below the mast, is No. 1095 Rockaway Ave. July 30, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same a further view south, from 1095; at the right is Ditmas Ave. In the background is the trestle of the Long Island R.R. freight division. July 30, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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