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Cypress Hills Street & 60th Lane, Queens

5 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1924, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Cypress Hills Street - 60th Lane, 1922–1923

    Queens: Cypress Hills Street - 60th Lane

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Cypress Hills Street - 60th Lane, 1922–1923

    Queens: Cypress Hills Street - 60th Lane

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Cypress Hills Street - 60th Lane, 1922–1923

    Queens: Cypress Hills Street - 60th Lane

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Cypress Hills Street - 60th Lane, 1922–1923

    Queens: Cypress Hills Street - 60th Lane

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - 58th Street, 1924

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - 58th Street

    1924

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Queens: Cypress Hills Street - 60th Lane, 1922–1923

Photo 3 of 5 at Cypress Hills Street & 60th Lane, Queens

Queens: Cypress Hills Street - 60th Lane

1922; 1923

Cypress Hills Street (formerly Fresh Pond Road), west side, between 60th Lane and Myrtle Ave., showing in a set of four views the home and barn of Peter De Bevoise from 1860-1873. A George Pine occupied same about 1850. This house was demolished in 1923, the barn soon following; a one story garage occupying the site in 1929. Note View No. 3 shows the house to be a shambles while the barn remains. Seen in this latter view and across clearance are buildings on the west side of 64th Street between the aforementioned streets. 1922. Views 1,2 & 4. View 3: March 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. View 1 View 2 View 3 - Neg# 1219 View 4

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