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18th Avenue & 55th Street, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 18th Avenue - 55th Street, 1925

    Brooklyn: 18th Avenue - 55th Street

    1925

  • Triad Motor Sales car lot: 55th St.-18th Ave., Brooklyn, 1935

    Triad Motor Sales car lot: 55th St.-18th Ave., Brooklyn

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Triad Motor Sales car lot: 55th St.-18th Ave., Brooklyn, 1935

Photo 2 of 2 at 18th Avenue & 55th Street, Brooklyn

Triad Motor Sales car lot: 55th St.-18th Ave., Brooklyn

1935

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