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54th Avenue & 2nd Street, Queens

6 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 2nd Street - 54th Avenue, 1930

    Queens: 2nd Street - 54th Avenue

    1930

  • Queens: 2nd Street - 54th Avenue, 1930

    Queens: 2nd Street - 54th Avenue

    1930

  • Queens: 54th Avenue - 2nd Street, 1936

    Queens: 54th Avenue - 2nd Street

    1936

  • Queens: 54th Avenue - 2nd Street, 1936

    Queens: 54th Avenue - 2nd Street

    1936

  • Queens: 54th Avenue - 2nd Street, 1936

    Queens: 54th Avenue - 2nd Street

    1936

  • Queens: 54th Avenue - 2nd Street, 1936

    Queens: 54th Avenue - 2nd Street

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 54th Avenue - 2nd Street, 1936

Photo 4 of 6 at 54th Avenue & 2nd Street, Queens

Queens: 54th Avenue - 2nd Street

1936

54th Avenue, north side, west from 5th to 2nd Streets, showing the Long Island Railroad yards and the old Long Island City railroad station on 2nd Street. The station extends to Borden Avenue. Also shown, in view 2, is the railroad power house. P. L. Sperr Views 1,2: October 25, 1936 View 3: June 24, 1932

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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