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29th Street & 41st Avenue, Queens

4 historical photos taken here in 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 29th Street - 41st Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 29th Street - 41st Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: 29th Street - 41st Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 29th Street - 41st Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: 29th Street - 41st Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 29th Street - 41st Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: 29th Street - 41st Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 29th Street - 41st Avenue

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 29th Street - 41st Avenue, 1932

Photo 1 of 4 at 29th Street & 41st Avenue, Queens

Queens: 29th Street - 41st Avenue

1932

Long Island City, Queens: A general view northwestward from 29th Street and 41st Avenue, showing numerous frame tenements and industrial plants. In the background is mid-Manhattan. View 2 is southeastward from the Queensboro Bridge across Vernon Boulevard, in the foreground. Note the remaining old homes in this area, which was transformed from a residential neighborhood to New York's most concentrated manufacturing district. P. L. Sperr View 1: March 23, 1932 View 2: June 16, 1936

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