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West 23rd Street & 4th Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: 23rd Street (West) - 4th Avenue, 1932

    Brooklyn: 23rd Street (West) - 4th Avenue

    1932

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Brooklyn: 23rd Street (West) - 4th Avenue, 1932

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Brooklyn: 23rd Street (West) - 4th Avenue

1932

West 23rd Street, south of Surf ave., showing ruins of the 1932 Coney Island fire. August 8, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

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