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159th Street & South Road, Queens

2 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 159th Street - South Road, 1924

    Queens: 159th Street - South Road

    1924

  • Queens: 159th Street - South Road, 1932

    Queens: 159th Street - South Road

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 159th Street - South Road, 1932

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Queens: 159th Street - South Road

1932

105-43 159th Street, east side, just north of South Road, showing a frame dwelling, in all probability of colonial origin. P. L. Sperr April 6, 1932

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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