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85th Avenue & Lefferts Boulevard, Queens

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  • Queens: 85th Avenue - Lefferts Boulevard, 1936

    Queens: 85th Avenue - Lefferts Boulevard

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 85th Avenue - Lefferts Boulevard, 1936

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Queens: 85th Avenue - Lefferts Boulevard

1936

85th Avenue, at the N.W. corner of Lefferts Boulevard. This old house was owned by W. Kessler in 1873 and 1891. P. L. Sperr April 23, 1936

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