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Surf Ave & 12th St. W, Brooklyn

29 historical photos taken here between 1903 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1903

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1903

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1905–1926

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1905; 1924; 1926

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1905–1926

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1905; 1924; 1926

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1905–1926

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1905; 1924; 1926

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1905–1926

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1905; 1924; 1926

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1924

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1924–1925

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1924; 1925

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1924–1925

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1924; 1925

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1924–1925

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1924; 1925

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1924–1925

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1924; 1925

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1924

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1928

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1928

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1928

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1929–1936

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1929; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1929–1936

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1929; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1932–1937

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1932; 1937

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1932–1937

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1932; 1937

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1932

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1932

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1932–1937

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1932; 1937

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1932–1937

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1932; 1937

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W., 1932–1937

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 12th St. W.

    1932; 1937

  • Brooklyn: 12th Street (West) - Surf Avenue, 1932

    Brooklyn: 12th Street (West) - Surf Avenue

    1932

  • Hygeine Comfort Station; Cafeteria: Surf Ave. - W 12th St.- Stillwell, Brooklyn, 1934

    Hygeine Comfort Station; Cafeteria: Surf Ave. - W 12th St.- Stillwell, Brooklyn

    1934

  • Coney Island amusements: Surf Ave. - W 12th St.- Stillwell, Brooklyn, 1934

    Coney Island amusements: Surf Ave. - W 12th St.- Stillwell, Brooklyn

    1934

  • Max Sandman Souvenirs: 1212-1216 Surf Ave., Brooklyn, 1934

    Max Sandman Souvenirs: 1212-1216 Surf Ave., Brooklyn

    1934

  • Vacant hotel: Surf Ave. - W 12th St., Brooklyn, 1934

    Vacant hotel: Surf Ave. - W 12th St., Brooklyn

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - Stone Ave., 1936

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - Stone Ave.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - Stone Ave., 1936

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - Stone Ave.

    1936

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Brooklyn: 12th Street (West) - Surf Avenue, 1932

Photo 23 of 29 at Surf Ave & 12th St. W, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 12th Street (West) - Surf Avenue

1932

West 12th Street, east side, at and north of Surf Ave., showing "Over the Falls". Note the B.M.T. train in background, at its Coney Island terminal. August 8, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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