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Lafayette Street & Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn

8 historical photos taken here between 1934 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Hudson Avenue, 1934

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Hudson Avenue

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Hudson Avenue, 1934

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Hudson Avenue

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Debevoise Place, 1934

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Debevoise Place

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Hudson Avenue, 1934

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Hudson Avenue

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Hudson Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Hudson Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Hudson Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Hudson Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Lafayette Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Lafayette Street

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Lafayette Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Lafayette Street

    1942

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Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Debevoise Place, 1934

Photo 3 of 8 at Lafayette Street & Hudson Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Lafayette Street - Debevoise Place

1934

Lafayette Street, south side, between DeBoise Place and Hudson Ave. June 26, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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