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Columbia Street & Baltic Street, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1934 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Kane Street, 1934

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Kane Street

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Baltic Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Baltic Street

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Baltic Street, 1940

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Baltic Street

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Baltic Street, 1940

Photo 3 of 3 at Columbia Street & Baltic Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Baltic Street

1940

Columbia Street, east side, south from and across Baltic Street. The garage and four-story building, this side of Baltic Street, are on the N. E. corner. View 2 shows the N. E. corner buildings, the garage extending also on Baltic Street(right). October 15, 1940 Views 1,2 P. L. Sperr

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