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Atlantic Avenue & 109th Street, Queens

3 historical photos taken here between 1934 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Atlantic Avenue - 109th Street, 1934

    Queens: Atlantic Avenue - 109th Street

    1934

  • Queens: Atlantic Avenue - 109th Street, 1936

    Queens: Atlantic Avenue - 109th Street

    1936

  • Queens: Atlantic Avenue - 109th Street, 1936

    Queens: Atlantic Avenue - 109th Street

    1936

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Queens: Atlantic Avenue - 109th Street, 1936

Photo 2 of 3 at Atlantic Avenue & 109th Street, Queens

Queens: Atlantic Avenue - 109th Street

1936

(1) Atlantic Avenue, east from 109th Street, showing the Long Island Railroad tracks fenced off by a wooden fence and dividing the avenue into two separate lanes. At 110th street is the Clarenceville railroad station. P. L. Sperr View 1: May 7, 1934 (2) The railroad station at 110th Street, seen from the north lane of the avenue. On the right is the building of the Morris Park Council of the Knights of Columbus. P. L. Sperr View 2: May 7, 1934

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