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Shore Parkway & 20th Avenue, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1898 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Shore Road - 20th Avenue, 1898

    Brooklyn: Shore Road - 20th Avenue

    1898

  • Brooklyn: Shore Parkway - 20th Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Shore Parkway - 20th Avenue

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Shore Parkway - 20th Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Shore Parkway - 20th Avenue

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Shore Parkway - 20th Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Shore Parkway - 20th Avenue

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Shore Parkway - 20th Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Shore Parkway - 20th Avenue

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Shore Parkway - 20th Avenue, 1939

Photo 2 of 5 at Shore Parkway & 20th Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Shore Parkway - 20th Avenue

1939

Belt Parkway, north from 20th Avenue, on the shore of Gravesend Bay, showing the fill--which was taken out from the bay by sandsucker pipes--upon which the new highway will be constructed. In the background of view 2 is the area lying east of Cropsey Avenue, which was formerly near the bay's shore. May 28, 1939 Views 1,2 P. L. Sperr

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