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Sheepshead Bay Road & West 3rd Street, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1941

    Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Sheepshead Bay Road

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay Road - 3rd Street (West), 1941

    Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay Road - 3rd Street (West)

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay Road - 3rd Street (West), 1941

    Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay Road - 3rd Street (West)

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Sheepshead Bay Road, 1941

Photo 1 of 3 at Sheepshead Bay Road & West 3rd Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Sheepshead Bay Road

1941

W.3rd St., south across Sheepshead Bay Rd., Coney Island. Sept. 23, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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