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Washington St & Tillary St, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Tillary St., 1935–1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Tillary St.

    1935; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Tillary St., 1935–1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Tillary St.

    1935; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Tillary St., 1935–1936

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Tillary St.

    1935; 1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Washington St. - Tillary St., 1935–1936

Photo 3 of 3 at Washington St & Tillary St, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Washington St. - Tillary St.

1935; 1936

268 to 258 Washington Street, west side, at Tillary Street, looking north toward the B. M. T. elevated car yards. These buildings, among others, were later demolished and the area incorporated into the new approach to the Brooklyn Bridge. View 2 shows the area after the buildings were razed and the construction, by the W. P. A., of the bridge approach, the view being north; view 3 is west on Tillary Street, toward Fulton Street. View 1: November, 1935 Views 2, 3: August 20, 1936 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project

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