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York St & Gold St, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: York St. - Gold St., 1923–1934

    Brooklyn: York St. - Gold St.

    1923; 1934

  • Brooklyn: York St. - Gold St., 1923–1934

    Brooklyn: York St. - Gold St.

    1923; 1934

  • Brooklyn: York St. - Gold St., 1934

    Brooklyn: York St. - Gold St.

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Gold Street - Prospect Street

    Brooklyn: Gold Street - Prospect Street

    Unknown

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Brooklyn: York St. - Gold St., 1923–1934

Photo 1 of 4 at York St & Gold St, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: York St. - Gold St.

1923; 1934

(1) York Street, north side, at and east of Gold Street. At the corner was the William Purcel Tavern (1822). Here a Roman Catholic Church was organized January 7, 1822. In 1821, a priest from New York City, the Rev. Father Laracey said Mass in this Tavern. 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, showing St. George's R.C. Lithuanian Church. January 26, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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