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Schermerhorn Street & 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn

36 historical photos taken here between 1917 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue, 1917

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue

    1917

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue, 1920

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue

    1920

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Flatbush Avenue, 1925

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Flatbush Avenue

    1925

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Navy Street, 1927

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Navy Street

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street, 1928

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    1928

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Schermerhorn Street, 1930–1940

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    1930; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Schermerhorn Street, 1930–1940

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    1930; 1940

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Schermerhorn Street, 1930–1931

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    1930; 1931

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Schermerhorn Street, 1930–1931

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    1930; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Street, 1932–1940

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Street

    1932; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Street, 1932–1940

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Street

    1932; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Street, 1932–1940

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Street

    1932; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Navy Street, 1932

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Navy Street

    1932

  • General view - Brooklyn., 1939

    General view - Brooklyn.

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Street

    1939

  • General view - Brooklyn., 1939

    General view - Brooklyn.

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - 3rd Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Flatbush Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Flatbush Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Schermerhorn Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    1942

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Flatbush Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Flatbush Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street, 1942-05-11

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    1942-05-11

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street, 1942-05-11

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    1942-05-11

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Lafayette Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Flatbush Avenue

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn - Schermerhorn Street - Third Avenue

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

    Unknown

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Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street, 1940

Photo 22 of 36 at Schermerhorn Street & 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Schermerhorn Street

1940

Flatbush Avenue, north from Schermerhorn Street. On the extreme right is Rockwell Street. P. L. Sperr View 1: May 17, 1940 View 2: August 20, 1941 View 3: August 20, 1941 View 2: north from Livingston Street.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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