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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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Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue, 1938

Photo 5 of 9 at 51st Avenue & Jackson Avenue, Queens

Queens: 51st Avenue - Jackson Avenue

1938

10-28 51st Avenue, south side, between Jackson Avenue and 11th Street. This house, together with the other buildings comprising the block, was razed when the Queens-Midtown Tunnel plaza was constructed here. November 21, 1938 New York City Tunnel Authority

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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