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Waverly Ave & DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Dekalb Avenue - Waverly Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Dekalb Avenue - Waverly Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Waverly Ave. - DeKalb Ave.

    Brooklyn: Waverly Ave. - DeKalb Ave.

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn: Waverly Ave. - DeKalb Ave.

    Brooklyn: Waverly Ave. - DeKalb Ave.

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Dekalb Avenue - Waverly Avenue, 1942

Photo 1 of 3 at Waverly Ave & DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Dekalb Avenue - Waverly Avenue

1942

Brooklyn DeKalb Ave. e. from Waverly Av. 7-8-42 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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