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Bridge Street & Johnson Street, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Bridge Street - Johnson Street, 1930

    Brooklyn: Bridge Street - Johnson Street

    1930

  • Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Bridge Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Bridge Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Bridge Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Bridge Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Bridge Street - Johnson Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Bridge Street - Johnson Street

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Bridge Street, 1939

Photo 3 of 4 at Bridge Street & Johnson Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Johnson Street - Bridge Street

1939

Johnson Street, east from Bridge Street (view 2). View 2 is across Flatbush Avenue Extension. On the left (with chimney) is the Brooklyn Vocational High School Annex. P. L. Sperr View 1: August 23, 1939 View 2: October 11, 1940

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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