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Borden Avenue & 5th Street, Queens

5 historical photos taken here in 1936, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street, 1936

    Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street

    1936

  • Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street, 1936

    Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street

    1936

  • Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street, 1936

    Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street

    1936

  • Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street, 1936

    Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street

    1936

  • Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street, 1936

    Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street, 1936

Photo 3 of 5 at Borden Avenue & 5th Street, Queens

Queens: Borden Avenue - 5th Street

1936

Borden Avenue, west from 5th Street, toward the East River. The first building on the right is the Long Island Railroad branch of the Y.M.C.A. On the south side of the avenue (left) are the yards of the Long Island Railroad. The Empire State Building appears in views 1 and 3. P. L. Sperr October 25, 1936 Views 1,2,3

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