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Portland Avenue N & Park Avenue, Brooklyn

7 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue, 1939–1940

    Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue, 1939–1940

    Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue

    1939; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Park Avenue - Portland Avenue (North), 1941

    Brooklyn: Park Avenue - Portland Avenue (North)

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Park Avenue - Portland Avenue (North), 1941

    Brooklyn: Park Avenue - Portland Avenue (North)

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue, 1941

Photo 6 of 7 at Portland Avenue N & Park Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Portland Avenue N. - Park Avenue

1941

1. North Portland Ave. south of Park Ave., Bklyn. Neg. A-172 P.L. Sperr, photographer June 28, 1941

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