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Tillary St & Jay St, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Tillary St. - Jay St., 1931

    Brooklyn: Tillary St. - Jay St.

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Tillary St. - Jay St., 1931

    Brooklyn: Tillary St. - Jay St.

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Tillary St. - Jay St., 1939

    Brooklyn: Tillary St. - Jay St.

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Tillary St. - Jay St., 1939

Photo 3 of 3 at Tillary St & Jay St, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Tillary St. - Jay St.

1939

Tillary Street, east across Jay Street. One the left is McLaughlin Park. P.L. Sperr. September 9, 1939

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