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Vanderbilt Ave & Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1940 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Willoughby Ave., 1940

    Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Willoughby Ave.

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Willoughby Ave., 1942

    Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Willoughby Ave.

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Willoughby Ave. - Vanderbilt Ave., 1942

    Brooklyn: Willoughby Ave. - Vanderbilt Ave.

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Willoughby Ave., 1942

Photo 2 of 3 at Vanderbilt Ave & Willoughby Ave, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Vanderbilt Ave. - Willoughby Ave.

1942

P.L. Sperr, photographer 6-19-42

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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