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Sterling Place & 7th Avenue, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1937 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 7th Avenue - Sterling Place, 1937

    Brooklyn: 7th Avenue - Sterling Place

    1937

  • Brooklyn: Sterling Place - 7th Avenue, 1937

    Brooklyn: Sterling Place - 7th Avenue

    1937

  • Brooklyn: Sterling Place - 7th Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Sterling Place - 7th Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Sterling Place - 7th Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Sterling Place - 7th Avenue

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Sterling Place - 7th Avenue, 1942

Photo 4 of 4 at Sterling Place & 7th Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Sterling Place - 7th Avenue

1942

Sterling Place adj. n.w. corner 7th Avenue Pillar of Fine Church Brooklyn P.L. Sperr, photographer 8/6/42

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