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Columbia Street & Halleck Street, Brooklyn

10 historical photos taken here between 1933 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Halleck Street - Henry Street, 1933

    Brooklyn: Halleck Street - Henry Street

    1933

  • Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn., 1934

    Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn.

    1934

  • Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn., 1934

    Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Gowanus Canal - Brooklyn.

    1934

  • Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn., 1934

    Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn.

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Halleck Street, 1934

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Halleck Street

    1934

  • Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn., 1934

    Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn.

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Halleck Street, 1934

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Halleck Street

    1934

  • Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn., 1934

    Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn.

    1934

  • Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn., 1934

    Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn.

    1934

  • Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn., 1934

    Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn.

    1934

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Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn., 1934

Photo 8 of 10 at Columbia Street & Halleck Street, Brooklyn

Squatters Colony - Columbia Street - Brooklyn.

1934

(1) Squatters shacks, near Columbia Street, at about Halleck or Beard Streets. (Brooklyn). October 4, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from another angle. October 4, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, from another angle. October 4, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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