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Schermerhorn Street & Smith Street, Brooklyn

9 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Smith Street - Schermerhorn Street, 1922

    Brooklyn: Smith Street - Schermerhorn Street

    1922

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

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Smith Street

    1929; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Smith Street, 1929

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Smith Street

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Smith Street, 1929

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Smith Street

    1929

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

    Brooklyn: Schermerhorn Street - Smith Street

    1929; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Livingston Street - Smith Street, 1932

    Brooklyn: Livingston Street - Smith Street

    1932

  • Brooklyn: Livingston Street - Smith Street, 1932

    Brooklyn: Livingston Street - Smith Street

    1932

  • Louis Restaurant; law offices: 123-127 Schermerhorn - Smith St, Brooklyn, 1934

    Louis Restaurant; law offices: 123-127 Schermerhorn - Smith St, Brooklyn

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Smith Street - Livingston Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: Smith Street - Livingston Street

    1942

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Brooklyn: Livingston Street - Smith Street, 1932

Photo 7 of 9 at Schermerhorn Street & Smith Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Livingston Street - Smith Street

1932

(1) 155-169 Livingston Street, north side, from Smith Street to Gallatin Place, as seen across automobile parking lot on Smith Street. April 7, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. April 7, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

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