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Myrtle Avenue & Oxford Street, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1940 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Oxford Street (North), 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Oxford Street (North)

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Oxford Street N. - Myrtle Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Oxford Street N. - Myrtle Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Oxford Street (North), 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Oxford Street (North)

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Oxford Street (North), 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Oxford Street (North)

    1940; 1941

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Brooklyn: Oxford Street N. - Myrtle Avenue, 1940

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Brooklyn: Oxford Street N. - Myrtle Avenue

1940

North Oxford Street, east side, north from Myrtle Avenue, seen from underneath the Myrtle Avenue elevated structure. The buildings seen in this view were later torn down to make way for the erection of Fort Greene Houses. October 12, 1940 P. L. Sperr

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