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Vernon Boulevard & 36th Avenue, Queens

8 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue, 1925–1931

    Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue

    1925; 1930; 1931

  • Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue, 1925–1931

    Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue

    1925; 1930; 1931

  • Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue, 1925–1930

    Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue

    1925; 1930

  • Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue, 1925–1930

    Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue

    1925; 1930

  • Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue, 1925–1931

    Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue

    1925; 1930; 1931

  • Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue, 1925–1930

    Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue

    1925; 1930

  • Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue, 1925–1931

    Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue

    1925; 1930; 1931

  • Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue, 1931

    Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue

    1931

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Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue, 1925–1931

Photo 2 of 8 at Vernon Boulevard & 36th Avenue, Queens

Queens: Vernon Boulevard - 36th Avenue

1925; 1930; 1931

Vernon Boulevard, west side, just north of 36th Avenue, on the East River waterfront, showing the S. Upson mansion of 1875. It later became the Witherspoon mansion and was part of the Witherspoon Plaster Mills in 1909. Views 1 and 4 show the rear of the house, looking toward the river from Vernon Boulevard. View 1: Eugene L. Armburster Collection April 1925 Views 2 - 4 F. L. Sparr Views 2, 3: November 6, 1930 View 4: March 9, 1931

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