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Plaza Street & Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Plaza Street - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1927–1938

    Brooklyn: Plaza Street - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1927; 1932; 1934; 1938

  • Brooklyn: Plaza Street - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1927–1938

    Brooklyn: Plaza Street - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1927; 1932; 1934; 1938

  • Brooklyn: Plaza Street - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1927–1938

    Brooklyn: Plaza Street - Vanderbilt Avenue

    1927; 1932; 1934; 1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Plaza Street - Vanderbilt Avenue, 1927–1938

Photo 1 of 3 at Plaza Street & Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Plaza Street - Vanderbilt Avenue

1927; 1932; 1934; 1938

(1) Plaza Street, from Flatbush to Vanderbilt Aves., showing the Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club. The building in the foreground, is now used as a commercial garage. August 2, 1928. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing also Flatbush Ave., east side, north of Plaza Street. August 2, 1928. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, showing the Vanderbilt Ave., side of the Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club. August 2, 1928. P. L. Sperr.

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