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Elmhurst Avenue & Denman Street, Queens

5 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Denman Street - Elmhurst Avenue, 1924

    Queens: Denman Street - Elmhurst Avenue

    1924

  • Queens: 89th Street - Roosevelt Avenue, 1927

    Queens: 89th Street - Roosevelt Avenue

    1927

  • Queens: Elmhurst Avenue - Denman Street., 1936

    Queens: Elmhurst Avenue - Denman Street.

    1936

  • Queens: Elmhurst Avenue - Denman Street., 1936

    Queens: Elmhurst Avenue - Denman Street.

    1936

  • Queens: Elmhurst Avenue - Denman Street, 1937

    Queens: Elmhurst Avenue - Denman Street

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Elmhurst Avenue - Denman Street, 1937

Photo 5 of 5 at Elmhurst Avenue & Denman Street, Queens

Queens: Elmhurst Avenue - Denman Street

1937

Elmhurst Ave., south from Denman Street, showing an area that has been developed within the last ten years. June 16, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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