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24th Avenue & 38th Street, Queens

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  • Queens: 24th Avenue - 38th Street, 1934

    Queens: 24th Avenue - 38th Street

    1934

  • Queens: 24th Avenue - 38th Street, 1934

    Queens: 24th Avenue - 38th Street

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 24th Avenue - 38th Street, 1934

Photo 1 of 2 at 24th Avenue & 38th Street, Queens

Queens: 24th Avenue - 38th Street

1934

24th Avenue, at 38th Street, showing two views of demolition operations. The buildings are being razed to make way for the construction of Grand Central Parkway. View 1 shows the N.W. corner of the intersection, and view 2 the remains of a four-story apartment house at the S.E. corner. P. L. Sperr September 20, 1934 Views 1,2

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