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39th Drive & 52nd Street, Queens

12 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive, 1922

    Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive

    1922

  • Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive, 1922

    Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive

    1922

  • Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive, 1922

    Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive

    1922

  • Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive, 1925

    Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive

    1925

  • Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive, 1925

    Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive

    1925

  • Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive, 1925

    Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive

    1925

  • Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street, 1931

    Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street

    1931

  • Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street, 1931

    Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street

    1931

  • Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street, 1931

    Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street

    1931

  • Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street, 1931

    Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street

    1931

  • Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street, 1931

    Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street

    1931

  • Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street, 1931

    Queens: 39th Drive - 52nd Street

    1931

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Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive, 1922

Photo 2 of 12 at 39th Drive & 52nd Street, Queens

Queens: 52nd Street - 39th Drive

1922

52nd Street (Astoria Road), east side, in 39th Drive. This building will either be moved or demolished because it is in the line of 39th Drive. This mansion and estate, which belonged to J.A. Merke in 1860 and to G. Windmuller from 1873 to 1891, was still in the family in 1909; and still standing in 1927. In 1909, the estate was bounded on the north by Middleburg Ave., on the east by Woodside Ave., on the west by Astoria Road, and on the south by Jane Sussdorf's Estate and Public School No. 11. This is a set of three views. No. 1 shows the gate entrance at 47 Woodside Ave., while Views No. 2 and 3 show the mansion. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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