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223rd Street & Merrick Boulevard, Queens

2 historical photos taken here in 1927, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Merrick Boulevard - 223rd Street, 1927

    Queens: Merrick Boulevard - 223rd Street

    1927

  • Queens: 223rd Street - Merrick Boulevard, 1927

    Queens: 223rd Street - Merrick Boulevard

    1927

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Queens: Merrick Boulevard - 223rd Street, 1927

Photo 1 of 2 at 223rd Street & Merrick Boulevard, Queens

Queens: Merrick Boulevard - 223rd Street

1927

Merrick Boulevard, south side, between 223rd and 224th Streets, viewing east from the former and showing an old farmhouse. The farmhouse appears on Welverton's 1891 map (plate 28), but its ownership is not indicated. It was situated between the property of A. H. Higbie and J. Compton. March 9, 1927 P. L. Sperr

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