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27th Street & 49th Avenue, Queens

2 historical photos taken here in 1940, oldest first.

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  • 49th Avenue at 27th Street, to Southeast, Queens, 1940-07-27

    49th Avenue at 27th Street, to Southeast, Queens

    1940-07-27

  • Queens: 27th Street - 49th Avenue, 1940

    Queens: 27th Street - 49th Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 27th Street - 49th Avenue, 1940

Photo 2 of 2 at 27th Street & 49th Avenue, Queens

Queens: 27th Street - 49th Avenue

1940

27th Street, east side, south from 49th Avenue to the Dutch Kills, showing the Irving Iron Works at 50th Avenue. 27th Street was formerly named Creek Street. The steel structure is for the road to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. P. L. Sperr July 27, 1940

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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