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West 31st Street & Neptune Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: 31st Street (West) - Neptune Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: 31st Street (West) - Neptune Avenue

    1936

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Brooklyn: 31st Street (West) - Neptune Avenue, 1936

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Brooklyn: 31st Street (West) - Neptune Avenue

1936

West 31st Street (rear view), between Neptune (right) to Canal Aves., (left), showing filled in swamp land, to be used as a recreational center. May 17, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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