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142nd Street & 12th Avenue, Queens

2 historical photos taken here in 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 142nd Street - 12th Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 142nd Street - 12th Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: 142nd Street - 12th Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 142nd Street - 12th Avenue

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 142nd Street - 12th Avenue, 1932

Photo 1 of 2 at 142nd Street & 12th Avenue, Queens

Queens: 142nd Street - 12th Avenue

1932

142nd Street, east side, between 12th and 13th Avenues (vantage point). The view is east toward the Malba Station of Whitestone spur of the Long Island Railroad. View 2 is from near the station. P. L. Sperr March 3, 1932 Views 1,2

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