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51st Avenue & Jackson Avenue, Queens

9 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue, 1936

    Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue

    1936

  • Queens: Jackson Avenue - 51st Avenue, 1938

    Queens: Jackson Avenue - 51st Avenue

    1938

  • Queens: Jackson Avenue - 51st Avenue, 1938

    Queens: Jackson Avenue - 51st Avenue

    1938

  • Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue, 1938

    Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue

    1938

  • Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue, 1938

    Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue

    1938

  • Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue, 1938

    Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue

    1938

  • Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue, 1938

    Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue

    1938

  • Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue, 1938

    Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue

    1938

  • Queens: Jackson Avenue - 51st Avenue, 1938

    Queens: Jackson Avenue - 51st Avenue

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Jackson Avenue - 51st Avenue, 1938

Photo 2 of 9 at 51st Avenue & Jackson Avenue, Queens

Queens: Jackson Avenue - 51st Avenue

1938

10-10 Jackson Avenue, south side, between 51st Avenue and Vernon Boulevard. This building, as well as the others comprising the block, was razed to make way for the construction of the sub-level plaza of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel. This marks the exact site of the entrance to the tunnel, below street level. November 22, 1938 New York City Tunnel Authority

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