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55th Road & Maurice Avenue, Queens

4 historical photos taken here in 1924, oldest first.

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  • General view - Queens - 55th Road - Maurice Avenue (Northeast)., 1924

    General view - Queens - 55th Road - Maurice Avenue (Northeast).

    1924

  • General view - Queens - 55th Road - Maurice Avenue (Northeast)., 1924

    General view - Queens - 55th Road - Maurice Avenue (Northeast).

    1924

  • General view - Queens - 55th Road - Maurice Avenue (Northeast)., 1924

    General view - Queens - 55th Road - Maurice Avenue (Northeast).

    1924

  • General view - Queens - 55th Road - Maurice Avenue (Northeast)., 1924

    General view - Queens - 55th Road - Maurice Avenue (Northeast).

    1924

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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General view - Queens - 55th Road - Maurice Avenue (Northeast)., 1924

Photo 2 of 4 at 55th Road & Maurice Avenue, Queens

General view - Queens - 55th Road - Maurice Avenue (Northeast).

1924

A general view northeast from about 55th Road and Maurice Ave., showing in the foreground a gypsy camp at the foot of Mt. Prospect, which is now commonly known as the Ridgewood Plateau. The area in this set of four views is bounded on the right by Newtown Ave., in the foreground by Maurice Ave., and in the background by 58th Street. The last two mentioned streets almost form an isosceles triangle with Newton Ave. as the base. February 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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