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21st Street & Hoyt Avenue, Queens

5 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 24th Drive - 21st Street, 1931

    Queens: 24th Drive - 21st Street

    1931

  • Queens: 21st Street - 24th Drive, 1931

    Queens: 21st Street - 24th Drive

    1931

  • Queens: 21st Street - Hoyt Avenue, 1934

    Queens: 21st Street - Hoyt Avenue

    1934

  • Queens: 21st Street - Hoyt Avenue, 1935

    Queens: 21st Street - Hoyt Avenue

    1935

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 21st Street, 1936

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 21st Street

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 21st Street - Hoyt Avenue, 1935

Photo 4 of 5 at 21st Street & Hoyt Avenue, Queens

Queens: 21st Street - Hoyt Avenue

1935

21st Street, east side, between Hoyt Avenue and 25th Road, showing two old homes. 21st Street, here, was formerly known as Van Alst Avenue. P. L. Sperr June 12, 1935

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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