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159th Street & Beaver Road, Queens

4 historical photos taken here in 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 159th Street - Beaver Road, 1932

    Queens: 159th Street - Beaver Road

    1932

  • Queens: 159th Street - Beaver Road, 1932

    Queens: 159th Street - Beaver Road

    1932

  • Queens: 160th Street - Beaver Road, 1932

    Queens: 160th Street - Beaver Road

    1932

  • Queens: 160th Street - Beaver Road, 1932

    Queens: 160th Street - Beaver Road

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 160th Street - Beaver Road, 1932

Photo 4 of 4 at 159th Street & Beaver Road, Queens

Queens: 160th Street - Beaver Road

1932

160th Street, west side, between Beaver Road and Dale Road, showing St. Monicas Roman Catholic Church and parsonage, viewed southwestward from the Long Island Railroad tracks. View 2 shows the rear of the church, on 159th Street. P. L. Sperr March, 1932 Views 1,2

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