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20th Avenue & 33rd Street, Queens

4 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 20th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1923–1929

    Queens: 20th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1923; 1929

  • Queens: 20th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1923–1929

    Queens: 20th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1923; 1929

  • Queens: 20th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1929

    Queens: 20th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1929

  • Queens: 20th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1923–1929

    Queens: 20th Avenue - 33rd Street

    1923; 1929

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Queens: 20th Avenue - 33rd Street, 1923–1929

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Queens: 20th Avenue - 33rd Street

1923; 1929

Twentieth Ave., south side, between 35th (right) and 33rd Street (left) showing the George Kouwenhoven farmhouse. This is a near view; the house faces on Old Bowery Road. It was demolished in May 1929. This is a set of three views. See Twentieth Road for more data. Eugene L. Ambruster Collection. May 1923. Views 1,2&3.

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