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Washington St & Johnson St, Brooklyn

16 historical photos taken here between 1876 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1876–1882

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1876; 1882

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1909–1925

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1909; 1925

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1931

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1931

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1933–1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1933; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1933–1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1933; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1933–1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1933; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1933

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Fulton St., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Fulton St.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Fulton St., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Fulton St.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Fulton St., 1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Fulton St.

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St., 1936

Photo 11 of 16 at Washington St & Johnson St, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Washington St. - Johnson St.

1936

Washington Street, east side, from Johnson (right) to Tillary Streets, showing the United States Post Office. In the foreground are construction operations by the W.P.A. on a new plaza and approach to the Brooklyn Bridge, seen from the Fulton Street "El." The plaza area was occupied by numerous rookeries and business buildings, including the Hotel Clarendon. November 13, 1936 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project (2) The same, another view. December 16, 1936 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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