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St. Edwards Street & Auburn Place, Brooklyn

13 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place, 1927–1941

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place

    1927; 1941

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Leo Place, 1927–1940

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Leo Place

    1927; 1940

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place, 1927–1941

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place

    1927; 1941

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Leo Place, 1927–1940

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Leo Place

    1927; 1940

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place, 1927–1941

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place

    1927; 1941

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Leo Place, 1934

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Leo Place

    1934

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Leo Place, 1934

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Leo Place

    1934

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place, 1939–1940

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place

    1939; 1940

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place, 1939–1940

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place

    1939; 1940

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place, 1939–1940

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place

    1939; 1940

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place, 1939–1941

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place

    1939; 1941

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place, 1939–1941

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place

    1939; 1941

  • Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place, 1939–1941

    Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place

    1939; 1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place, 1939–1940

Photo 10 of 13 at St. Edwards Street & Auburn Place, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: St. Edwards Street - Auburn Place

1939; 1940

St. Edwards Street, at the N. E. corner of Auburn Place, showing the City Park branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. In the background is Cumberland Hospital; on the left Public School No. 67. P. L. Sperr View 1: April 27, 1940 Views r. 3: September 6, 1939 View 1 shows the rear of the Library, seen from N. Elliott Place, and the J. J. Latterman shoe factory at St. Edwards and Leo Places. note: The factory and surrounding buildings were later demolished for the erection of Fort Greene Houses.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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