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Jamaica Avenue & New York Boulevard, Queens

11 historical photos taken here between 1891 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard, 1891–1922

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard

    1891; 1922

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard, 1891–1922

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard

    1891; 1922

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard, 1891–1922

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard

    1891; 1922

  • Queens: New York Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue, 1922–1923

    Queens: New York Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard, 1922–1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: New York Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue, 1922–1923

    Queens: New York Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard, 1922–1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard, 1922–1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 222nd Street, 1925

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 222nd Street

    1925

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 222nd Street, 1925

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 222nd Street

    1925

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard, 1932

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - New York Boulevard

    1932

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  • Jamaica Avenue & 224th Street, Queens (2 photos)
  • Jamaica Avenue & Springfield Boulevard, Queens (5 photos)

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Queens: New York Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue, 1922–1923

Photo 6 of 11 at Jamaica Avenue & New York Boulevard, Queens

Queens: New York Boulevard - Jamaica Avenue

1922; 1923

New York Boulevard, west side (former No. 32), between the Long Island Railroad and Jamaica Ave., showing the Daniel Smith residence of 1873; he erected the Town Hall of Jamaica. View No. 2 shows a view of the upper floors of the house as seen from the Long Island Railroad station. 1922. View 2: May 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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