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Corona Avenue & 54th Avenue, Queens

13 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue, 1922–1926

    Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue

    1922; 1923; 1926

  • Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue, 1922–1926

    Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue

    1922; 1923; 1926

  • Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue, 1922–1926

    Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue

    1922; 1923; 1926

  • Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue, 1922–1926

    Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue

    1922; 1923; 1926

  • Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue, 1923–1926

    Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue

    1923; 1926

  • Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue, 1923–1926

    Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue

    1923; 1926

  • Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue, 1923–1926

    Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue

    1923; 1926

  • Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue, 1923–1926

    Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue

    1923; 1926

  • Queens: Corona Avenue - Otis Avenue, 1925–1928

    Queens: Corona Avenue - Otis Avenue

    1925; 1926; 1928

  • Queens: Corona Avenue - Otis Avenue, 1925–1928

    Queens: Corona Avenue - Otis Avenue

    1925; 1926; 1928

  • Queens: Corona Avenue - Otis Avenue, 1925–1928

    Queens: Corona Avenue - Otis Avenue

    1925; 1926; 1928

  • Queens: Corona Avenue - Otis Avenue, 1925–1928

    Queens: Corona Avenue - Otis Avenue

    1925; 1926; 1928

  • Storefronts: Jessie's Beauty Salon, Eisenstadt's Hardware: 108-49 Corona Av-Martense Av-Otis Av, Queens, 1936

    Storefronts: Jessie's Beauty Salon, Eisenstadt's Hardware: 108-49 Corona Av-Martense Av-Otis Av, Queens

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue, 1923–1926

Photo 5 of 13 at Corona Avenue & 54th Avenue, Queens

Queens: Corona Avenue - 54th Avenue

1923; 1926

Corona Ave., west side, opposite Fifth-fourth Ave., showing the ruined farmhouse of John H. Smith, also known as the Shady Lake farmhouse. See other views for more data. Views 2, 3 and 4, show the rear of the house from different angles. May 1926 Views 1, 2 and 3. View 4: April 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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