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55th Drive & 56th Street, Queens

17 historical photos taken here between 1921 and 1930, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1921–1929

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1921; 1922; 1923; 1929

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1921–1929

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1921; 1922; 1923; 1929

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1921–1929

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1921; 1922; 1923; 1929

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1921–1929

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1921; 1922; 1923; 1929

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1921–1928

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1921; 1923; 1928

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1929

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1922; 1924; 1929

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1925

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1922; 1925

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1925

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1922; 1925

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1929

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1922; 1925; 1929

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1925

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1922; 1925

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1929

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1922; 1924; 1929

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1926

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1922; 1926

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1925

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1922; 1925

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1929

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1922; 1925; 1929

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1926

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1922; 1926

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1929

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1922; 1924; 1929

  • Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1925–1930

    Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

    1925; 1930

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street, 1922–1929

Photo 6 of 17 at 55th Drive & 56th Street, Queens

Queens: 55th Drive - 56th Street

1922; 1924; 1929

55th Drive, north side, between 58th Street (right) and 56th Street (left). Note that 55th Drive when constructed will be in the foreground along the fence line. This is a set of three views showing the Underhill Covert house and outbuildings. More information will be found on other views. 1922. View 2: March 1925. View 3: September 1929. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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