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56th Avenue & 92nd St, Queens

3 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1933, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 56th Avenue - Corner of 92nd St., 1923–1933

    Queens: 56th Avenue - Corner of 92nd St.

    1923; 1925; 1929; 1933

  • Queens: 56th Avenue - Corner of 92nd St., 1923–1933

    Queens: 56th Avenue - Corner of 92nd St.

    1923; 1925; 1929; 1933

  • Queens: 56th Avenue - Corner of 92nd St., 1923–1933

    Queens: 56th Avenue - Corner of 92nd St.

    1923; 1925; 1929; 1933

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 56th Avenue - Corner of 92nd St., 1923–1933

Photo 1 of 3 at 56th Avenue & 92nd St, Queens

Queens: 56th Avenue - Corner of 92nd St.

1923; 1925; 1929; 1933

Fifty-sixth Avenue, at the S.W. corner of 92nd Street, showing three views of the house of T. Manwaring from 1852-1860. S. Manwaring was the owner in 1873: A florist Beckman occupied it in 1923. It was demolished in November 1933. March 1923 View 2: June 1925 View 3: May 1929. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection

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