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5th Avenue & 37th Street, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 37th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 37th Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 37th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 37th Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 37th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 37th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 37th Street, 1941

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Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 37th Street

1941

"L" demolition, 5th Ave. at s.w. corner of 37th St., B'klyn. Nov. 5, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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