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Shore Boulevard & Emmons Avenue, Brooklyn

30 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - S. Emmons Avenue - Shore Blvd., 1923–1935

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - S. Emmons Avenue - Shore Blvd.

    1923; 1935

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - S. Emmons Avenue - Shore Blvd., 1923–1935

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - S. Emmons Avenue - Shore Blvd.

    1923; 1935

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard, 1924

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard, 1924

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard

    1924

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - NW Shore Blvd., 1924

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - NW Shore Blvd.

    1924

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - NW Shore Blvd., 1924

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - NW Shore Blvd.

    1924

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - NW Shore Blvd., 1924

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - NW Shore Blvd.

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard, 1924

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard

    1924

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue.], 1935–1941

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue.]

    1935; 1941

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue.], 1935–1941

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue.]

    1935; 1941

  • Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue.], 1935–1941

    Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - [Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue.]

    1935; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard, 1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard, 1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard, 1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard, 1936

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - Shore Boulevard

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Shore Boulevard - Emmons Avenue

    1936

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Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - NW Shore Blvd., 1924

Photo 5 of 30 at Shore Boulevard & Emmons Avenue, Brooklyn

Sheepshead Bay - Brooklyn - NW Shore Blvd.

1924

(1) Sheepshead Bay, viewed northwest, showing a view from Shore Boulevard, at the pedestrians bridge in Manhattan Beach. All these houses were used as boat Clubs prior to 1934 when they were razed by the City of New York for the widening of Emmons Ave. April 2, 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, a more limited view. April 2, 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, showing a close-up. September 1926. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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