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Court Street & Garnet Street, Brooklyn

14 historical photos taken here between 1939 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Garnet Street - Court Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Garnet Street - Court Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Garnet Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Garnet Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Mill Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Mill Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Mill Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Mill Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Garnet Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Garnet Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Garnet Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Garnet Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Garnet Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Garnet Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Garnet Street

    1940

  • Hamilton Avenue at Garnet Street, to , Brooklyn, 1941-11-15

    Hamilton Avenue at Garnet Street, to , Brooklyn

    1941-11-15

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Mill Street, 1940

Photo 6 of 14 at Court Street & Garnet Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Mill Street

1940

Hamilton Avenue (right); at Mill Street, viewing north. View 2 shows the northeast corner of Hamilton and Smith Streets, and demolition for the Gowanus Parkway. P. L. Sperr July 26, 1940 Views 1,2 view 1: Neg. No. A-975 view 2: Neg. No. A-976

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