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Albee Square & Willoughby Street, Brooklyn

10 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Willoughby St. - Gold St., 1928

    Brooklyn: Willoughby St. - Gold St.

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Gold Street - Willoughby Street, 1932

    Brooklyn: Gold Street - Willoughby Street

    1932

  • Row houses; Leo Lakritz Food Market: Flatbush Ave. Extension-Prince St., Brooklyn, 1934

    Row houses; Leo Lakritz Food Market: Flatbush Ave. Extension-Prince St., Brooklyn

    1934

  • Atlantic Coast Hardware: Willoughby St.-Gold St., Brooklyn, 1935

    Atlantic Coast Hardware: Willoughby St.-Gold St., Brooklyn

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Price Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Price Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Willoughby Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Willoughby Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Albee Square - Willoughby Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Albee Square - Willoughby Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Albee Square - Willoughby Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Albee Square - Willoughby Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Albee Square - Willoughby Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Albee Square - Willoughby Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Albee Square - Willoughby Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Albee Square - Willoughby Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Gold Street - Willoughby Street, 1932

Photo 2 of 10 at Albee Square & Willoughby Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Gold Street - Willoughby Street

1932

Gold Street, east side, north from Willoughby Street. In the background, is seen the Myrtle Ave., Line of the B.M.T. July 10, 1932 P. L. Sperr

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