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West 9th Street & Henry Street, Brooklyn

14 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street

    1935

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street, 1938–1940

    Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street

    1938; 1940

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Henry Street - Mill Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: Henry Street - Mill Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Henry Street - 9th Street (West), 1938

    Brooklyn: Henry Street - 9th Street (West)

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Mill Street - Henry Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: Mill Street - Henry Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Henry Street - Mill Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: Henry Street - Mill Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Henry Street - 9th Street (West), 1938

    Brooklyn: Henry Street - 9th Street (West)

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Henry Street - 9th Street (West), 1938

    Brooklyn: Henry Street - 9th Street (West)

    1938

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Mill Street - Henry Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: Mill Street - Henry Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Henry Street - Mill Street

    Brooklyn: Henry Street - Mill Street

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street, 1938

Photo 2 of 14 at West 9th Street & Henry Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Henry Street

1938

West 9th Street, south side, east from Henry Street, showing in the foreground the new structure of the Bushwick Can Company. View 2 shows the houses seen beyond the Can Company's plant in view 1, extending to the corner of Clinton Street. All the buildings in views 1 (excepting the Bushwick Can Company's) and 2 were later razed to make way for the Red Hook low rent housing project, sponsored by the New York City Housing Authority. June 9, 1938 Views 1,2

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