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Village Rd. N, Brooklyn

17 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1922

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1922

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1922

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1922

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1923

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1923

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1923

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1923

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1923

  • Brooklyn: racetracks - Gravesend Race Track., 1923-04

    Brooklyn: racetracks - Gravesend Race Track.

    1923-04

  • Brooklyn: McDonald Avenue - Avenue U, 1929

    Brooklyn: McDonald Avenue - Avenue U

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1931

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1931

  • Brooklyn: McDonald Avenue - Village Road North, 1931

    Brooklyn: McDonald Avenue - Village Road North

    1931

  • Brooklyn: McDonald Avenue - Village Road North, 1931

    Brooklyn: McDonald Avenue - Village Road North

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1931

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1931

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1931

  • Brooklyn: McDonald Avenue - Avenue U, 1931

    Brooklyn: McDonald Avenue - Avenue U

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1931

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

    1931

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Nearby places

  • Ave. U & Lake St, Brooklyn (3 photos)
  • Village Rd. N, Brooklyn (3 photos)
  • Ave. U & Van Sicklen St, Brooklyn (29 photos)
  • McDonald Avenue & Avenue T, Brooklyn (2 photos)
  • Ave. T & Van Sicklen St, Brooklyn (4 photos)
  • Van Sicklen St, Brooklyn (23 photos)
  • Village Rd. E, Brooklyn (2 photos)
  • Ave. T & 4th St. W, Brooklyn (2 photos)

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Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave., 1922

Photo 3 of 17 at Village Rd. N, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - McDonald Ave.

1922

(1) Village Road North, north side, between McDonald Ave., and Village Road East, showing the Williamson house which was erected in 1780. This house is 50 feet distant from the former house which was erected in 1665. This land upon which the house is situated, is said to have been a grant made by Queen Ann to this family in 1665. This house was demolished in 1929. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, a view west. The Culver Elevated Line of the B.M.T. is seen in the background on McDonald Ave. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, another view. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) The same, a view east. The building at the right is No. 76 Village Road. February 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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