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56th Avenue & East 56th Street, Queens

5 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 56th Avenue - East 56th Street., 1922–1929

    Queens: 56th Avenue - East 56th Street.

    1922; 1929

  • Queens: 56th Avenue - East 56th Street., 1922–1929

    Queens: 56th Avenue - East 56th Street.

    1922; 1929

  • Queens: 56th Avenue - East 56th Street., 1922–1929

    Queens: 56th Avenue - East 56th Street.

    1922; 1929

  • Queens: 56th Terrace - 56th Street, 1922

    Queens: 56th Terrace - 56th Street

    1922

  • General view - Queens - 56th Road - 56th Street., 1924

    General view - Queens - 56th Road - 56th Street.

    1924

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General view - Queens - 56th Road - 56th Street., 1924

Photo 5 of 5 at 56th Avenue & East 56th Street, Queens

General view - Queens - 56th Road - 56th Street.

1924

A general view northeast from 56th Road (along Long Island Railroad tracks) and 56th Street (seen at the left extending toward the north along the side of the Underhill Covert house in the background). The Underhill Covert house is on the north side of 55th Drive between 56th and 58th Streets. Along the line of the fence in the foreground is Fifty-seventh Ave. The New Cavalry Cemetery is in the background. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. January 1924.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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