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Maspeth Avenue & 54th Street, Queens

4 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Maspeth Avenue - 54th Street, 1923

    Queens: Maspeth Avenue - 54th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Maspeth Avenue - 54th Street, 1923

    Queens: Maspeth Avenue - 54th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Maspeth Avenue - 54th Street, 1929

    Queens: Maspeth Avenue - 54th Street

    1929

  • Queens: Maspeth Avenue - 54th Street, 1929

    Queens: Maspeth Avenue - 54th Street

    1929

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Queens: Maspeth Avenue - 54th Street, 1923

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Queens: Maspeth Avenue - 54th Street

1923

Maspeth Ave., (left), east from about 54th to 58th Street, showing in the background south of Maspeth Ave., on the east side of 58th Street, from left to right, the Queens Head Tavern, at the corner; the Maurice house, in the center; and the Episcopal Church of St. Saviours. Across this view are also seen the tracks and right of way of the Long Island Railroad. About March 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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