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Macnish Street & Elmhurst Avenue, Queens

5 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Macnish Street - Elmhurst Avenue, 1922–1929

    Queens: Macnish Street - Elmhurst Avenue

    1922; 1924; 1929

  • Queens: Macnish Street - Elmhurst Avenue, 1922–1929

    Queens: Macnish Street - Elmhurst Avenue

    1922; 1924; 1929

  • Queens: Macnish Street - Elmhurst Avenue, 1922–1929

    Queens: Macnish Street - Elmhurst Avenue

    1922; 1924; 1929

  • Queens: Elmhurst Avenue - Macnish Street, 1922

    Queens: Elmhurst Avenue - Macnish Street

    1922

  • Queens: Macnish Street - Elmhurst Avenue, 1922–1929

    Queens: Macnish Street - Elmhurst Avenue

    1922; 1924; 1929

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Queens: Macnish Street - Elmhurst Avenue, 1922–1929

Photo 5 of 5 at Macnish Street & Elmhurst Avenue, Queens

Queens: Macnish Street - Elmhurst Avenue

1922; 1924; 1929

Macnish Street, east aide, between Elmhurst Avenue and Forty-third Avenue, showing four views of the Samuel Lord mansion from 1852 to 1873. Thomas Warren was an occupant in 1873. West of the mansion stood Daniel Bloomfield's house in 1666. His house was razed by fire in 1872. All this proprrty came into the possession of Samuel Lord in 1840. Dr. Coombs was an occupant in 1924. 1922 View 21 March 1924 View 3&4:May 1929 Eugene L. Armbruster Collection

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