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73rd Avenue & 186th Street, Queens

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

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  • Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street, 1922–1927

    Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street

    1922; 1927

  • Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street, 1922–1929

    Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street

    1922; 1927; 1929

  • Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street, 1922–1929

    Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street

    1922; 1927; 1929

  • Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street, 1922–1929

    Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street

    1922; 1927; 1929

  • Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street, 1922–1929

    Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street

    1922; 1927; 1929

  • Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street, 1922–1927

    Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street

    1922; 1927

  • Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street, 1922–1927

    Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street

    1922; 1927

  • Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street, 1922–1929

    Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street

    1922; 1927; 1929

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street, 1922–1927

Photo 7 of 8 at 73rd Avenue & 186th Street, Queens

Queens: 73rd Avenue - 186th Street

1922; 1927

73rd Avenue, north side, between 186th and 195th Streets, showing the grounds of the Fresh Meadow Country Club. The farmhouse was occupied by members of the Skillman family from 1859 to 1922. Views 1-3: Eugene L. Armbruster Collection 1922 View 4: P. L. Sperr March 31, 1927

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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