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55th Avenue & 111th Street, Queens

6 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 55th Avenue - 111th Street, 1935

    Queens: 55th Avenue - 111th Street

    1935

  • Queens: 55th Avenue - 111th Street, 1935

    Queens: 55th Avenue - 111th Street

    1935

  • Queens: 55th Avenue - 111th Street, 1935

    Queens: 55th Avenue - 111th Street

    1935

  • Queens: 111th Street - 55th Avenue, 1938

    Queens: 111th Street - 55th Avenue

    1938

  • Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - New York World's Fair of 1939-40 - [Maritime Agency building.], 1939–1940

    Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - New York World's Fair of 1939-40 - [Maritime Agency building.]

    1939; 1940

  • Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - New York World's Fair of 1939-40 - [Maritime Agency building.], 1939–1940

    Queens: Flushing Meadow Park - New York World's Fair of 1939-40 - [Maritime Agency building.]

    1939; 1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 55th Avenue - 111th Street, 1935

Photo 2 of 6 at 55th Avenue & 111th Street, Queens

Queens: 55th Avenue - 111th Street

1935

Flushing Meadow Park (Queens): The corona dumps and an ash butte, seen from the vicinity of 55th Avenue and 111th Street. This area later became part of the New York World's Fair of 1939-40, where some of the industrial exhibits were erected. P.L. Sperr October 2, 1935 Views 1,2,3

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