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Portland Avenue S.) & Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

7 historical photos taken here between 1901 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Portland Avenue S.) - Atlantic Avenue, 1901–1927

    Brooklyn: Portland Avenue S.) - Atlantic Avenue

    1901; 1927

  • Brooklyn: Portland Avenue S.) - Atlantic Avenue, 1901–1927

    Brooklyn: Portland Avenue S.) - Atlantic Avenue

    1901; 1927

  • Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - South Portland Avenue, 1927

    Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - South Portland Avenue

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - 6th Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - 6th Avenue

    1936

  • Atlantic Avenue - South Portland Avenue, 1941-09-02

    Atlantic Avenue - South Portland Avenue

    1941-09-02

  • Brooklyn: Portland Avenue S.) - Atlantic Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Portland Avenue S.) - Atlantic Avenue

    1941

  • South Portland Avenue - Atlantic Avenue, northeast corner, 1941-09-02

    South Portland Avenue - Atlantic Avenue, northeast corner

    1941-09-02

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Portland Avenue S.) - Atlantic Avenue, 1901–1927

Photo 1 of 7 at Portland Avenue S.) & Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Portland Avenue S.) - Atlantic Avenue

1901; 1927

(1) 127-145 South Portland Ave., east side, north from north of Atlantic Ave., to Hanson Place, showing the Hanson Place Baptist Church at No. 127, at the S.E. corner of Hanson Place. November 26, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing only the church which was dedicated in 1860. This Congregation was organized in 1854. About 1901. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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