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Bedford Avenue & 3rd Street, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1885 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Bedford Avenue - 3rd Street (South), 1885

    Brooklyn: Bedford Avenue - 3rd Street (South)

    1885

  • Brooklyn: Bedford Avenue - 3rd Street (South), 1923

    Brooklyn: Bedford Avenue - 3rd Street (South)

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Bedford Avenue - 3rd Street (South), 1923

    Brooklyn: Bedford Avenue - 3rd Street (South)

    1923

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Bedford Avenue, 1923

    Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Bedford Avenue

    1923

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Bedford Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Bedford Avenue

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Bedford Avenue, 1923

Photo 4 of 5 at Bedford Avenue & 3rd Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 3rd Street (South) - Bedford Avenue

1923

South 3rd Street, at the N.E. corner of Bedford Ave. These buildings were still standing in (1929). 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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