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Jamaica Avenue & 166th Street, Queens

19 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1922–1924

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1922; 1924

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1922–1924

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1922; 1924

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1922–1924

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1922; 1924

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1922–1924

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1922; 1924

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1923–1932

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1923; 1932

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1923–1932

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1923; 1932

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Hillside Avenue - 166th Avenue, 1927

    Queens: Hillside Avenue - 166th Avenue

    1927

  • Queens: 166th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 166th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: 166th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 166th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1932

  • Queens - Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    Queens - Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    Unknown

  • Queens - Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    Queens - Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

    Unknown

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Nearby places

  • 168th Street & 90th Avenue, Queens (5 photos)
  • 164th Street & 89th Avenue, Queens (2 photos)
  • Hillside Avenue & 162nd Street, Queens (3 photos)
  • Hillside Avenue & 161st Street, Queens (3 photos)

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street, 1923

Photo 5 of 19 at Jamaica Avenue & 166th Street, Queens

Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 166th Street

1923

Jamaica Ave., south side, between 166th and 168th Streets, showing in a set of three views some old homes. See other views for more data. 1923. Views 2 and 3: January 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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