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Queens Boulevard & 55th Road

34 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1928, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1920

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1920

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1923; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1923; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1923; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1922–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1922; 1923; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1923–1925

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1923; 1925

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1923–1925

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1923; 1925

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1923–1925

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1923; 1925

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1923–1925

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1923; 1925

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1926–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1926; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1926

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1926

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1926

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1926

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1926–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1926; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1926–1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1926; 1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1928

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

    1928

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Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road, 1928

Photo 32 of 34 at Queens Boulevard & 55th Road

Queens: Queens Boulevard - 55th Road

1928

Queens Boulevard, north side, between Broadway and 55th Rd., showing 4 views of the old Presbyterian Church of Newtown which was destroyed by fire on Oct. 14, 1928. In May 1929 it was demolished. See other views. Oct. 18, 1928. Views 1, 2 3 and 4. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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