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50th Avenue & 21st Street, Queens

10 historical photos taken here between 1938 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street, 1938

    Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street

    1938

  • Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street, 1938

    Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street

    1938

  • Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street, 1938

    Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street

    1938

  • Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street, 1938

    Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street

    1938

  • Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street, 1938

    Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street

    1938

  • Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street, 1938

    Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street

    1938

  • Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street, 1938

    Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street

    1938

  • 50th Avenue at 21Street, to West, Queens, 1940-07-27

    50th Avenue at 21Street, to West, Queens

    1940-07-27

  • Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street, 1940

    Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street

    1940

  • 21st Street at 50th Avenue, to , Queens, 1940-07-27

    21st Street at 50th Avenue, to , Queens

    1940-07-27

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Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street, 1938

Photo 6 of 10 at 50th Avenue & 21st Street, Queens

Queens: 50th Avenue - 21st Street

1938

50th Avenue, south side, at 21st Street (vantage point). The view is southwestward across the clearance marking the line of the elevated highway which will be constructed here to carry the traffic to and from the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. The highway, at this point, will run parallel to the Long Island Railroad tracks. The Mavis Building and the other factory are on 21st Street, between 51st and Borden Avenues. November 18, 1938 New York City Tunnel Authority

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