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State Street & Smith Street, Brooklyn

11 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Smith Street, 1922

    Brooklyn: Atlantic Avenue - Smith Street

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Smith Street - Atlantic Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Smith Street - Atlantic Avenue

    1929

  • Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street, 1929

    Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Smith Street - Atlantic Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Smith Street - Atlantic Avenue

    1929

  • Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street: Left: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing site for the new Central Courts Building to be erected, October 5, 1929.Right: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing the new Central Courts Building. This view of its Smith Street side and its rear was taken from State Street, April 13, 1931., 1929–1931

    Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street: Left: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing site for the new Central Courts Building to be erected, October 5, 1929.Right: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing the new Central Courts Building. This view of its Smith Street side and its rear was taken from State Street, April 13, 1931.

    1929; 1931

  • Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street, 1929

    Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street

    1929

  • Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street: State Street, south side, between Smith and Hoyt Streets., 1929-06-01

    Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street: State Street, south side, between Smith and Hoyt Streets.

    1929-06-01

  • Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street: Left: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing site for the new Central Courts Building to be erected, October 5, 1929.Right: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing the new Central Courts Building. This view of its Smith Street side and its rear was taken from State Street, April 13, 1931., 1929–1931

    Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street: Left: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing site for the new Central Courts Building to be erected, October 5, 1929.Right: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing the new Central Courts Building. This view of its Smith Street side and its rear was taken from State Street, April 13, 1931.

    1929; 1931

  • Brooklyn: Smith Street - State Street: Smith Street, east side, between State Street and Atlantic Avenue, looking eastward down the center of the block, showing the Williamsburg Savings Bank in the background., 1929-06-01

    Brooklyn: Smith Street - State Street: Smith Street, east side, between State Street and Atlantic Avenue, looking eastward down the center of the block, showing the Williamsburg Savings Bank in the background.

    1929-06-01

  • Brooklyn: Smith Street - State Street, 1932

    Brooklyn: Smith Street - State Street

    1932

  • Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street, 1936

    Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street

    1936

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Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street: Left: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing site for the new Central Courts Building to be erected, October 5, 1929.Right: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing the new Central Courts Building. This view of its Smith Street side and its rear was taken from State Street, April 13, 1931., 1929–1931

Photo 8 of 11 at State Street & Smith Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: State Street - Smith Street: Left: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing site for the new Central Courts Building to be erected, October 5, 1929.Right: State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing the new Central Courts Building. This view of its Smith Street side and its rear was taken from State Street, April 13, 1931.

1929; 1931

(1) State Street, at the N.W. corner of Smith Street, showing site for the new Central Courts Building to be erected. October 5, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same; showing the new Central Courts Building. This view of its Smith Street side and its rear was taken from State Street. April 13, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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