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Cortelyou Road & East 28th Street, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1928, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road - 28th Street (East), 1922–1928

    Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road - 28th Street (East)

    1922; 1925; 1928

  • Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road - 28th Street (East), 1922–1928

    Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road - 28th Street (East)

    1922; 1925; 1928

  • Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road - 28th Street (East), 1922–1928

    Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road - 28th Street (East)

    1922; 1925; 1928

  • Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road - 28th Street (East), 1922–1928

    Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road - 28th Street (East)

    1922; 1925; 1928

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Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road - 28th Street (East), 1922–1928

Photo 4 of 4 at Cortelyou Road & East 28th Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Cortelyou Road - 28th Street (East)

1922; 1925; 1928

(1) 2805-2813 Cortelyou Road (Canarsie Lane), north side, between East 28th and 29th Streets, showing in center of view 'the Pole's house.' In 1873 James Fitzpatrick was its owner. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, showing also 22 East 28th Street, around the corner. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, another angle. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) The same, in October (1928). October 1928. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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