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8th Street & Kent Avenue, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 8th Street (South) - Kent Avenue, 1923

    Brooklyn: 8th Street (South) - Kent Avenue

    1923

  • Brooklyn: 8th Street (South) - Kent Avenue, 1923

    Brooklyn: 8th Street (South) - Kent Avenue

    1923

  • Brooklyn: 8th Street - Mercer Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: 8th Street - Mercer Street

    1931

  • Brooklyn: 8th Street - Kent Avenue, 1931

    Brooklyn: 8th Street - Kent Avenue

    1931

  • Brooklyn: 8th Street - Mercer Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: 8th Street - Mercer Street

    1931

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 8th Street - Kent Avenue, 1931

Photo 4 of 5 at 8th Street & Kent Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 8th Street - Kent Avenue

1931

South 8th Street, west from Kent Ave., to the East River, showing in the background the schooner "Gerbeviller". March 24, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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