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2nd Avenue & 8th Street, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1933 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 9th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1933

    Brooklyn: 9th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1933

  • Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 8th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 8th Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 8th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 8th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 8th Street, 1941

Photo 2 of 3 at 2nd Avenue & 8th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 2nd Avenue - 8th Street

1941

1. 2nd Ave., north from 8th St., B'klyn. Nov 15, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer 2. 2nd Ave. adjoining n.w. corner of 9th St., B'klyn. Same as above Same as above

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