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Washington Ave & Flushing Ave, Brooklyn

10 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave., 1930

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave.

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave., 1935–1939

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave.

    1935; 1936; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave., 1935–1939

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave.

    1935; 1936; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave., 1935–1939

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave.

    1935; 1936; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave., 1935–1939

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave.

    1935; 1936; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave.

    1936

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Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave., 1930

Photo 1 of 10 at Washington Ave & Flushing Ave, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Flushing Ave.

1930

Wallabout Market, Brooklyn, Washington Avenue, east side, north from Flushing Ave. From this market most of the vegetables for Brooklyn's retail stores are distributed. October 11, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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