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21st Street & 45th Road, Queens

7 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 45th Road - 21st Street, 1932–1939

    Queens: 45th Road - 21st Street

    1932; 1939

  • Queens: 45th Road - 21st Street, 1932–1939

    Queens: 45th Road - 21st Street

    1932; 1939

  • Queens: 21st Street - 45th Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 21st Street - 45th Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: 45th Road - 21st Street, 1939

    Queens: 45th Road - 21st Street

    1939

  • Queens: 21st Street - 45th Road, 1939

    Queens: 21st Street - 45th Road

    1939

  • Queens: 21st Street - 45th Road, 1939

    Queens: 21st Street - 45th Road

    1939

  • Queens: 21st Street - 45th Road, 1939

    Queens: 21st Street - 45th Road

    1939

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Queens: 21st Street - 45th Avenue, 1932

Photo 3 of 7 at 21st Street & 45th Road, Queens

Queens: 21st Street - 45th Avenue

1932

21st Street, east side, from 45th Avenue (left) to 45th Road, showing several apartment houses and a synagogue hemmed in by the larger buildings. The lot is on the west side of 21st Street. P. L. Sperr March 23, 1932

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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