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Vanderbilt Ave & 6th Ave, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - 6th Ave., 1934–1940

    Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - 6th Ave.

    1934; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - 6th Ave., 1934–1940

    Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - 6th Ave.

    1934; 1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - 6th Ave., 1934–1940

Photo 2 of 2 at Vanderbilt Ave & 6th Ave, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - 6th Ave.

1934; 1940

263-65 Vanderbilt Avenue, east side, between Willoughby and Dekalb Avenues. The real estate atlases from 1886 to 1918 show this to be horse stables, located just south of the old Charles Pratt Mansion. Note the horse weather vane atop the building. View 2 is south along the avenue. P. L. Sperr View 1: July 22, 1934 View 2: October 12, 1940

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