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Queens Boulevard & 55th Avenue

17 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1920–1927

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1920; 1927

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1920–1927

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1920; 1927

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1923–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1923; 1925; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1923

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1923

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1923–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1923; 1925; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1923–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1923; 1925; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1923–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1923; 1925; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1924–1929

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1924; 1928; 1929

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1924–1929

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1924; 1928; 1929

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1924–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1924; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1924–1929

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1924; 1928; 1929

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1924–1929

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1924; 1928; 1929

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1924–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1924; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1935

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1935

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1935

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue, 1924–1929

Photo 10 of 17 at Queens Boulevard & 55th Avenue

Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Avenue

1924; 1928; 1929

Queens Boulevard, north side, between 55th Avenue and Broadway, showing, from a distance, the old Presbyterian First Church of Newtown, at the above location, seen from near Justice Avenue. A granite edifice was erected in 1893 across the street to replace this old structure. View 4 shows the west end of the church graveyard. View 1: 1924 Views 2,3: October, 1928 View 4: May, 1929 Eugene L. Armbruster Collection

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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