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Ave. U & Lake St, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - Lake St., 1922

    Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - Lake St.

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Ave. U - Lake St., 1929

    Brooklyn: Ave. U - Lake St.

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Ave. U - Lake St., 1931

    Brooklyn: Ave. U - Lake St.

    1931

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - Lake St., 1922

Photo 1 of 3 at Ave. U & Lake St, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Village Rd. N. - Lake St.

1922

Village Road North, south side, opposite Lake Street, showing the house occupied by J.S. Van Cleet in 1873? which is still standing in 1929, and to the left of which, partially seen, is No. 28; in the background, is a section of P.S. No. 95. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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