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Hamilton Avenue & Columbia Street, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Columbia Street, 1931–1939

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Columbia Street

    1931; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Rapelye Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Rapelye Street

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Columbia Street, 1931–1939

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Columbia Street

    1931; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Rapelye Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Rapelye Street

    1931

  • Columbia Street - Hamilton Avenue looking north, 1941-01-10

    Columbia Street - Hamilton Avenue looking north

    1941-01-10

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Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Columbia Street, 1931–1939

Photo 1 of 5 at Hamilton Avenue & Columbia Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Columbia Street

1931; 1939

Hamilton Avenue, east side, frori Columbia Street (right) to Woodhull Street, showing two brick buildings that were later demolished. Cn its site was erected a Socony gasoline station. The two houses form a triangle made up of the three above-mentioned thoroughfares. Columbia Street can be seen running in a northeasterly direction on the right; o the extreme left is a house on Woodhull Street. March 27, 1931 P. L. Sperr (2) The same site, showing the Socony gas station which replaced the old buildings. On the right are houses on Columbia Street; across the left corner of the gas station are those on Woodhull Street.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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