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Jamaica Bay -- Waterfront, Canarsie, Queens

10 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Jamaica Bay -- Waterfront, Canarsie., 1922–1933

    Queens: Jamaica Bay -- Waterfront, Canarsie.

    1922; 1933

  • Queens: Jamaica Bay -- Waterfront, Canarsie., 1922–1933

    Queens: Jamaica Bay -- Waterfront, Canarsie.

    1922; 1933

  • Queens: Jamaica Bay -- Waterfront, Canarsie., 1922–1933

    Queens: Jamaica Bay -- Waterfront, Canarsie.

    1922; 1933

  • Brooklyn: 93rd Street (East) - 35th Avenue, 1928

    Brooklyn: 93rd Street (East) - 35th Avenue

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Denton Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Denton Avenue

    1935

  • Brooklyn - Canarsie Beach - Rockaway Parkway - Jamaica Bay., 1935

    Brooklyn - Canarsie Beach - Rockaway Parkway - Jamaica Bay.

    1935

  • Brooklyn - Canarsie Beach - Rockaway Parkway - Jamaica Bay., 1935

    Brooklyn - Canarsie Beach - Rockaway Parkway - Jamaica Bay.

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Denton Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Denton Avenue

    1935

  • Brooklyn - Canarsie Beach - Rockaway Parkway., 1935

    Brooklyn - Canarsie Beach - Rockaway Parkway.

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Denton Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Denton Avenue

    1935

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Queens: Jamaica Bay -- Waterfront, Canarsie., 1922–1933

Photo 1 of 10 at Jamaica Bay -- Waterfront, Canarsie, Queens

Queens: Jamaica Bay -- Waterfront, Canarsie.

1922; 1933

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