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Hamilton Avenue & Clinton Street, Brooklyn

28 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn - Hamilton Avenue Bridge - [9th Street (West).], 1931–1932

    Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn - Hamilton Avenue Bridge - [9th Street (West).]

    1931; 1932

  • Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn - Hamilton Avenue Bridge - [9th Street (West).], 1931–1932

    Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn - Hamilton Avenue Bridge - [9th Street (West).]

    1931; 1932

  • Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn - Hamiton Avenue - West 9th Street Bridge - [Brooklyn Union Gas Company]., 1931–1933

    Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn - Hamiton Avenue - West 9th Street Bridge - [Brooklyn Union Gas Company].

    1931; 1933

  • Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn - Hamiton Avenue - West 9th Street Bridge - [Brooklyn Union Gas Company]., 1931–1933

    Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn - Hamiton Avenue - West 9th Street Bridge - [Brooklyn Union Gas Company].

    1931; 1933

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue, 1933

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue, 1933

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue

    1933

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Hamilton Avenue, 1938–1939

    Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Hamilton Avenue

    1938; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Clinton Street - Hamilton Avenue, 1938

    Brooklyn: Clinton Street - Hamilton Avenue

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Clinton Street - Hamilton Avenue, 1938–1940

    Brooklyn: Clinton Street - Hamilton Avenue

    1938; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Clinton Street - Hamilton Avenue, 1938–1940

    Brooklyn: Clinton Street - Hamilton Avenue

    1938; 1940

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Hamilton Avenue, 1938–1939

    Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Hamilton Avenue

    1938; 1939

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Hamilton Avenue, 1939–1940

    Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Hamilton Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Clinton Street - 9th Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Clinton Street - 9th Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street, 1939–1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street

    1939; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street, 1939–1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street

    1939; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street, 1939–1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street

    1939; 1940

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Hamilton Avenue, 1939–1940

    Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Hamilton Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Clinton Street - 9th Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Clinton Street - 9th Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Hamilton Avenue, 1939–1940

    Brooklyn: 9th Street (West) - Hamilton Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Huntington Street - Clinton Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Huntington Street - Clinton Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Clinton Street - Hamilton Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Clinton Street - Hamilton Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Wyckoff Avenue

    1940

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Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street, 1939–1940

Photo 16 of 28 at Hamilton Avenue & Clinton Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - Clinton Street

1939; 1940

Hamilton Avenue, south from Clinton Street. All the buildings on the thoroughfare, as far south as Third Avenue, will be razed and the avenue reconstructed into the northerly extension of the Belt Parkway. See "The New York Times," June 27, 1940, p. 4. View 1: April 9, 1939 Views 2,3: July 24, 1940 P.L. Sperr View 2: South from Mill Street. View 3: South from Centre Street. View 2: Neg. No. A-1037 View 3: Neg. No. A-1038

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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