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Sterling Street & Washington Avenue, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Empire Boulevard, 1922

    Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Empire Boulevard

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Sterling St., 1922

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - Sterling St.

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Sterling Street - Washington Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Sterling Street - Washington Avenue

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Sterling Street - Washington Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Sterling Street - Washington Avenue

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Prospect Park - Botanical Gardens.

    Brooklyn: Prospect Park - Botanical Gardens.

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Sterling Street - Washington Avenue, 1929

Photo 4 of 5 at Sterling Street & Washington Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Sterling Street - Washington Avenue

1929

(1) Sterling Street, north side, just east of Washington Ave. May 1929. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, showing Sterling Street, cut through to Washington Ave. May 1929. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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