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Rockaway Parkway & Smith's Lane, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1933, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Smith's Lane, 1928–1933

    Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Smith's Lane

    1928; 1933

  • Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Smith's Lane, 1928–1933

    Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Smith's Lane

    1928; 1933

  • Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Smith's Lane, 1933

    Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Smith's Lane

    1933

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Smith's Lane, 1928–1933

Photo 2 of 3 at Rockaway Parkway & Smith's Lane, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Rockaway Parkway - Smith's Lane

1928; 1933

(1) 1400 Rockaway P'kway., west side, between Smith's Lane and Glenwood Road, showing the Flatlands Volunteer Firemen's Association. July 6, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, a different angle. October 1928. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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