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29th Street & 11th Avenue, Queens

3 historical photos taken here in 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 29th Street - 11th Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 29th Street - 11th Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: 29th Street - 11th Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 29th Street - 11th Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: 29th Street - 11th Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 29th Street - 11th Avenue

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 29th Street - 11th Avenue, 1932

Photo 3 of 3 at 29th Street & 11th Avenue, Queens

Queens: 29th Street - 11th Avenue

1932

Long Island City, Queens: Shown is a general view, in a northeasterly direction, of Long Island City, seen from Bridge Plaza North and 29th Street. Many of the industrial buildings and old-type tenements are clearly visible. Shown, too, is the elevated structure, which carries the I.R.T. trains to Astoria, on 31st Street and the 39th Avenue station. Northern Boulevard, on which part of the "El" is on, can be seen bending eastward around the Standard Plumbing building. In the lower right-hand corner is part of the Queensboro Stadium. View 2 is directly north, from the same point, along 29th Street toward Astoria and the Hellgate Bridge. At the lower left-hand corner is Bryant High School, and north of the playground is St. Patricks Roman Catholic Church. View 3 is eastward across the Pennsylvania Railroad yards, viewing along Queens Boulevard on which the "El" runs toward Flushing. The elevated loop in the foreground is the Astoria line. Across the freight yards are numerous industrial plants. P. L. Sperr *Long Island City* March 23, 1932 Views 1,2,3

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