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Court Street & Centre Street, Brooklyn

6 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Centre Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Centre Street

    1935

  • Court Street - Centre Street, northeast corner, 1940-07-24

    Court Street - Centre Street, northeast corner

    1940-07-24

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Court Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Court Street

    1940

  • Centre Street at Hamilton Avenue and , North side to , Brooklyn, 1940-07-26

    Centre Street at Hamilton Avenue and , North side to , Brooklyn

    1940-07-26

  • Centre Street at Hamilton Avenue and Smith Street, to , Brooklyn, 1940-07-26

    Centre Street at Hamilton Avenue and Smith Street, to , Brooklyn

    1940-07-26

  • Centre Street - Hamilton Avenue looking west, 1940-07-26

    Centre Street - Hamilton Avenue looking west

    1940-07-26

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Brooklyn: Court Street - Centre Street, 1935

Photo 1 of 6 at Court Street & Centre Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Court Street - Centre Street

1935

Court Street, at Centre Street, showing the site of a W. P. A. sewer project. September 24, 1935 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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