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Astoria Boulevard & 49th Street, Queens

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

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  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street, 1923–1927

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street

    1923; 1925; 1927

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street, 1923–1927

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street

    1923; 1925; 1927

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street, 1923–1927

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street

    1923; 1925; 1927

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street, 1923–1927

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street

    1923; 1925; 1927

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street, 1923–1927

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street

    1923; 1925; 1927

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street, 1923–1927

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street

    1923; 1925; 1927

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street, 1923–1927

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street

    1923; 1925; 1927

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street, 1923–1927

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street

    1923; 1925; 1927

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street, 1931

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street

    1931

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Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street, 1923–1927

Photo 4 of 9 at Astoria Boulevard & 49th Street, Queens

Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 49th Street

1923; 1925; 1927

Astoria Boulevard, at the S.W. corner of 49th Street--the old Bowery Hay Road--showing the Queens County Hotel, built in 1873 by Mrs. Christian Scheurer and established as a hotel in 1875, with her son Wm. H. Scheurer as manager. The edge of St. Michaels Cemetery is on the extreme left. View 1: April, 1923 View 2: April, 1925 Views 3,4: June 3, 1927 Views 1,2: Eugene L. Armbruster Collection Views 3,4: P. L. Sperr

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