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Jamaica Avenue & 148th Street, Queens

8 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street, 1922–1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street, 1922–1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: 148th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1922

    Queens: 148th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street, 1922–1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street, 1927

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street

    1927

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street, 1929

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street

    1929

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street, 1929

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street

    1929

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street, 1929

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street

    1929

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street, 1927

Photo 5 of 8 at Jamaica Avenue & 148th Street, Queens

Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 148th Street

1927

Jamaica Avenue, north side, between 148th and 149th Streets. This frame mansion was owned by A.A. De Grauw in 1909. P. L. Sperr March 10, 1927

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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