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39th Avenue & 45th Street, Queens

2 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 39th Avenue - 45th Street, 1920–1929

    Queens: 39th Avenue - 45th Street

    1920; 1929

  • Queens: 39th Avenue - 49th Street, 1928

    Queens: 39th Avenue - 49th Street

    1928

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 39th Avenue - 45th Street, 1920–1929

Photo 1 of 2 at 39th Avenue & 45th Street, Queens

Queens: 39th Avenue - 45th Street

1920; 1929

39th Avenue, at about 49th Street. This is one of the many small homes in the Sunnyside Gardens model community built by the City Housing Corporation. The number 39-26 on the doorway indicates that this dwelling is just south of 39th Avenue on any of the streets from 40th to 50th Streets, which comprise the development. Brown Brothers. 1920's

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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