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57th Road & Lawrence Street, Queens

2 historical photos taken here in 1940, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 57th Road - Lawrence Street, 1940

    Queens: 57th Road - Lawrence Street

    1940

  • 57th Road at Lawrence Street, to North, Queens, 1940-06-29

    57th Road at Lawrence Street, to North, Queens

    1940-06-29

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Queens: 57th Road - Lawrence Street, 1940

Photo 1 of 2 at 57th Road & Lawrence Street, Queens

Queens: 57th Road - Lawrence Street

1940

57th Road, west from Lawrence to Rodman Streets and showing the World's Fair (1939-40) grounds in Flushing Meadow Park. P. L. Sperr June 29, 1940

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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