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130th Street & Jamaica Avenue, Queens

3 historical photos taken here in 1934, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 130th Street, 1934

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 130th Street

    1934

  • Queens: 130th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1934

    Queens: 130th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1934

  • Queens: 130th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1934

    Queens: 130th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 130th Street, 1934

Photo 1 of 3 at 130th Street & Jamaica Avenue, Queens

Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 130th Street

1934

Jamaica Avenue, at the S.W. corner of 130th Street, showing the Portnoy Brothers' lumber and cement yard. The view is eastward toward the corner, seen from underneath the elevated structure of the B.M.T. subway. P. L. Sperr May 7, 1934

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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