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74th Street & Ditmars Boulevard, Queens

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  • Queens: 74th Street - Ditmars Boulevard, 1927

    Queens: 74th Street - Ditmars Boulevard

    1927

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 74th Street - Ditmars Boulevard, 1927

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Queens: 74th Street - Ditmars Boulevard

1927

74th Street and Ditmars Boulevard. This area was formerly part of the Riker farm. P. L. Sperr June 3, 1927

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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