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Hudson Avenue & Johnson Street, Brooklyn

16 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue, 1927–1940

    Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue

    1927; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street, 1927

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue, 1927–1940

    Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue

    1927; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street, 1927

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street, 1934–1941

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street

    1934; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street, 1934–1941

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street

    1934; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Ashland Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Ashland Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Ashland Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Ashland Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Ashland Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Ashland Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Johnson Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue, 1941

Photo 11 of 16 at Hudson Avenue & Johnson Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Hudson Avenue

1941

Johnson Street, west from Hudson Avenue, showing the south side of the street in view 1 and the north side in view 2. All the buildings extending to Prince Street were razed to clear the area for the erection of Fort Greene Houses. View 3 is northwestward from Hudson and Johnson. P. L. Sperr April 22, 1941 Views 1,2,3

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