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Surf Ave & 10th St. W, Brooklyn

15 historical photos taken here between 1893 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W., 1893–1927

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W.

    1893; 1924; 1927

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W., 1893–1927

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W.

    1893; 1924; 1927

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W., 1893–1927

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W.

    1893; 1924; 1927

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W., 1893–1927

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W.

    1893; 1924; 1927

  • Brooklyn: 10th Street (West) - Surf Avenue, 1923–1924

    Brooklyn: 10th Street (West) - Surf Avenue

    1923; 1924

  • Brooklyn: 10th Street (West) - Surf Avenue, 1923–1924

    Brooklyn: 10th Street (West) - Surf Avenue

    1923; 1924

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W., 1924

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W.

    1924

  • Brooklyn: 10th Street (West) - Surf Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: 10th Street (West) - Surf Avenue

    1924

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W., 1928

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W.

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W., 1928

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W.

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W., 1932

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W.

    1932

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W., 1932

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 10th St. W.

    1932

  • Islands - Coney Island - Cyclone., 1936

    Islands - Coney Island - Cyclone.

    1936

  • Islands - Coney Island - Cyclone., 1936

    Islands - Coney Island - Cyclone.

    1936

  • Islands - Coney Island - Cyclone., 1936

    Islands - Coney Island - Cyclone.

    1936

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Islands - Coney Island - Cyclone., 1936

Photo 15 of 15 at Surf Ave & 10th St. W, Brooklyn

Islands - Coney Island - Cyclone.

1936

(1) West 10th Street, at the S.E. corner of Surf Ave., (Coney Island) July 4, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, another view. July 4, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, another view. July 4, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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