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Myrtle Avenue & Palmetto Street, Brooklyn

7 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Wyckoff Ave. - Palmetto St., 1922–1941

    Brooklyn: Wyckoff Ave. - Palmetto St.

    1922; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Palmetto Street, 1922–1924

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Palmetto Street

    1922; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Palmetto Street, 1922–1924

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Palmetto Street

    1922; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Wyckoff Ave. - Palmetto St., 1922–1941

    Brooklyn: Wyckoff Ave. - Palmetto St.

    1922; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Palmetto Street, 1922–1924

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Palmetto Street

    1922; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Wyckoff Ave. - Palmetto St., 1922–1941

    Brooklyn: Wyckoff Ave. - Palmetto St.

    1922; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Palmetto Street, 1922–1924

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Palmetto Street

    1922; 1924

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Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Palmetto Street, 1922–1924

Photo 5 of 7 at Myrtle Avenue & Palmetto Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Palmetto Street

1922; 1924

(1) At the intersection of Myrtle Ave., with Palmetto Street and Wyckoff Ave., showing (center) at the N.E. corner of Myrtle Ave., and Palmetto Street. The 4-story building owned by the Bushwick R.R. Co., had its offices and stables, on land owned by Peter Meserole in 1855. This building was partly destroyed by fire on September 15, 1923. The cafe at the right, is at the S.E. corner of Wyckoff and Myrtle Aves. To the left is a portion of the Myrtle Ave. Elevated line of the B.M.T. (The elevated makes a sharp turn from Myrtle Ave., into Palmetto Street at this point). 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, showing a closer view of the R.R. Co's building. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, showing the opposite corner occupied by the Parthenon Theatre. The theatre's site was originally part of the Ganta Farm, which was sold for $4,000 per acre, to the Bushwick R.R. Co., which erected its Ridgewood Depot and stables here in 1872. This corner while in Brooklyn in 1916, is now (1929) in Queens County. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) The same, showing the R.R. Co's building after the fire. 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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