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President Street & Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: President Street - Van Brunt Street, 1931–1937

    Brooklyn: President Street - Van Brunt Street

    1931; 1937

  • Brooklyn: President Street - Van Brunt Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: President Street - Van Brunt Street

    1931

  • Brooklyn: President Street - Van Brunt Street, 1931–1937

    Brooklyn: President Street - Van Brunt Street

    1931; 1937

  • Brooklyn: Van Brunt St. - President St., 1937

    Brooklyn: Van Brunt St. - President St.

    1937

  • Brooklyn: President Street - Van Brunt Street, 1937

    Brooklyn: President Street - Van Brunt Street

    1937

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Brooklyn: President Street - Van Brunt Street, 1931

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Brooklyn: President Street - Van Brunt Street

1931

President Street, at the S.W. corner of Van Brunt Street, showing the former Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church. June 6, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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