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Emmons Avenue & East 16th Street, Brooklyn

8 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 16th Street (East), 1923

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 16th Street (East)

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 16th Street (East), 1923

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 16th Street (East)

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 16th Street (East), 1931

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 16th Street (East)

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 15th Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 15th Street

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 15th Street (East), 1941

    Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 15th Street (East)

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay., 1941; 1941-07-01

    Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay.

    1941; 1941-07-01

  • Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay., 1941; 1941-07-01

    Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay.

    1941; 1941-07-01

  • Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay., 1941; 1941-07-01

    Brooklyn: Sheepshead Bay.

    1941; 1941-07-01

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Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 15th Street, 1935

Photo 4 of 8 at Emmons Avenue & East 16th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Emmons Avenue - 15th Street

1935

Emmons Ave., south side, east from East 15th Street. The view in the foreground has changed. All shacks were confiscated by the City of New York. August 1, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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