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Schermerhorn Street & Hoyt Street, Brooklyn

12 historical photos taken here between 1874 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street, 1929–1932

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street

    1929; 1932

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street, 1929–1932

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street

    1929; 1932

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street, 1929–1931

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street

    1929; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street, 1929–1932

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street

    1929; 1932

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street, 1929–1931

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street

    1929; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street, 1929–1931

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street

    1929; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street, 1929

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Hoyt Street - Schermerhorn Street, 1874–1932

    Brooklyn: Hoyt Street - Schermerhorn Street

    1874; 1929; 1932

  • Brooklyn: Hoyt Street - Schermerhorn Street, 1874–1932

    Brooklyn: Hoyt Street - Schermerhorn Street

    1874; 1929; 1932

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street, 1929–1932

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street

    1929; 1932

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street, 1929

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Hoyt Street - Schermerhorn Street, 1932-04-07

    Brooklyn: Hoyt Street - Schermerhorn Street

    1932-04-07

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street, 1929–1932

Photo 10 of 12 at Schermerhorn Street & Hoyt Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Hoyt Street

1929; 1932

211 to 225 (left to right) Schermerhorn Street, north side, between Hoyt and Bond Streets, showing a group of old houses in Brooklyn's business district. View 2 is looking eastward and shows also the Frederick Loeser Department Store. Numbers 217-219 were razed. View 1: May 29, 1929 View 2: April 7, 1932 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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