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Jamaica Avenue & Myrtle Avenue, Queens

4 historical photos taken here between 1906 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Lefferts Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue, 1906

    Queens: Lefferts Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue

    1906

  • Queens: Lefferts Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue, 1932

    Queens: Lefferts Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - Myrtle Avenue, 1932

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - Myrtle Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - Myrtle Avenue, 1932

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - Myrtle Avenue

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Lefferts Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue, 1932

Photo 2 of 4 at Jamaica Avenue & Myrtle Avenue, Queens

Queens: Lefferts Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue

1932

Lefferts Boulevard, at the N.E. corner of Jamaica Avenue, the latter being on the extreme right with the subway "El" thereon. The building first appears on a 1909 map. P. L. Sperr August 22, 1932

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