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Court Square & Jackson Avenue, Queens

2 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Court Square - Jackson Avenue, 1927

    Queens: Court Square - Jackson Avenue

    1927

  • Idle Hour Night Club; Court Square Barber Shop: 45-06 Court Square - Jackson Av, Queens, 1938

    Idle Hour Night Club; Court Square Barber Shop: 45-06 Court Square - Jackson Av, Queens

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Court Square - Jackson Avenue, 1927

Photo 1 of 2 at Court Square & Jackson Avenue, Queens

Queens: Court Square - Jackson Avenue

1927

Court Square (left, not seen), north from the Pennsylvania Railroad yards to Jackson Ave., showing in the foreground the jail. Beyond it is the Court house of Queens County. At the right is shown the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company printing plant. About 1927.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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