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Flushing Avenue & Woodward Avenue, Queens

23 historical photos taken here between 1852 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1852

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1852

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1852

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1852

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1852

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1852

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1852

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1852

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1923

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1929

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1929

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1929

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1929

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1939

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929; 1939

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1939

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929; 1939

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1939

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929; 1939

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1939

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929; 1939

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Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1939

Photo 22 of 23 at Flushing Avenue & Woodward Avenue, Queens

Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

1928; 1929; 1939

Flushing Ave., at the S.W. corner of Woodward Ave., showing in a set of four views the Woodward house. This house, supposedly erected by Joseph Woodward in 1750, stands 60 feet south of Woodward Ave. and in rear of 1471 Flushing Ave., on land formerly owned by the Schenck family. In 1852 it belonged to the Schoomaker Estate; from 1869-1873 to N. Hausmann. For more data see the N.Y. Sun, February 18, 1939. 1922; Views 2 & 3: September 1928. View 4: April 1929. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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