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Fleet Place & Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

8 historical photos taken here between 1934 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Fleet Place, 1934

    Brooklyn: Myrtle Avenue - Fleet Place

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue, 1941

Photo 6 of 8 at Fleet Place & Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Fleet Place - Myrtle Avenue

1941

Fleet Place, north from Myrtle Avenue. View 1 shows buildings on the east side of the street, running north from Myrtle Avenue. View 2 shows all the old buildings razed for the erection of Fort Greene Houses. P. L. Sperr 3. Fleet Pl. from Myrtle Ave. P.L. Sperr View 1: July 1, 1934 View 2: April 22, 1941 Apr. 11, 1941

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