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West 16th Street & Surf Avenue, Brooklyn

15 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue, 1923

    Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue

    1923

  • Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue, 1923

    Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue

    1923

  • Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue, 1923

    Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue

    1923

  • Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue, 1923

    Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 16th St. W., 1932–1933

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 16th St. W.

    1932; 1933

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 16th St. W., 1932–1933

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 16th St. W.

    1932; 1933

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 16th St. W., 1932–1933

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 16th St. W.

    1932; 1933

  • Islands - Coney Island - Steeplechase Park., 1933

    Islands - Coney Island - Steeplechase Park.

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 16th St. W., 1933

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 16th St. W.

    1933

  • Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 16th St. W., 1936

    Brooklyn: Surf Ave. - 16th St. W.

    1936

  • Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: 16th Street (West) - Surf Avenue

    1936

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Types of entertainment.], 1939

    Islands - Coney Island - [Types of entertainment.]

    1939

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Types of entertainment.], 1939

    Islands - Coney Island - [Types of entertainment.]

    1939

  • Islands - Coney Island - [Types of entertainment.], 1939

    Islands - Coney Island - [Types of entertainment.]

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Islands - Coney Island - [Types of entertainment.], 1939

Photo 15 of 15 at West 16th Street & Surf Avenue, Brooklyn

Islands - Coney Island - [Types of entertainment.]

1939

Coney Island: Types of entertainment and the north side of Surf Avenue, at West 16th Street. P. L. Sperr September, 1939 Views 1-3

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