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114th Street & Roosevelt Avenue, Queens

9 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Grand Central Parkway, 1935

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Grand Central Parkway

    1935

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Grand Central Parkway, 1935

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Grand Central Parkway

    1935

  • Queens: 114th Street - Roosevelt Avenue, 1935–1940

    Queens: 114th Street - Roosevelt Avenue

    1935; 1938; 1940

  • Queens: 114th Street - Roosevelt Avenue, 1935–1940

    Queens: 114th Street - Roosevelt Avenue

    1935; 1938; 1940

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - 114th Street, 1935

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - 114th Street

    1935

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - 114th Street, 1935

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - 114th Street

    1935

  • Queens: 114th Street - Roosevelt Avenue, 1935–1940

    Queens: 114th Street - Roosevelt Avenue

    1935; 1938; 1940

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Grand Central Parkway, 1935

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Grand Central Parkway

    1935

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - 114th Street, 1935

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - 114th Street

    1935

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Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Grand Central Parkway, 1935

Photo 2 of 9 at 114th Street & Roosevelt Avenue, Queens

Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Grand Central Parkway

1935

Roosevelt Avenue, at Grand Central Parkway, viewing east from 114th Street and showing the elevated structure of the I. R. T. and B. M. T. subway systems. The lower spur turns south toward the I. R. T. car barns. View 2 shows a Shell gas station on the north side of the avenue; view 3, a gas station on the south side of the avenue. This area was later improved to serve the millions of motorists who visited the 1939-40 World's Fair. September 30, 1935 Views 1,2,3 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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