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Flushing Avenue & Woodward Avenue, Queens

23 historical photos taken here between 1852 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1852

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1852

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1852

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1852

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1852

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1852

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1852

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1852

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Woodward Avenue - Flushing Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1923

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1929

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1929

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1929

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1929

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1939

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929; 1939

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1939

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929; 1939

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1939

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929; 1939

  • Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1928–1939

    Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

    1928; 1929; 1939

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Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue, 1923

Photo 15 of 23 at Flushing Avenue & Woodward Avenue, Queens

Queens: Flushing Avenue - Woodward Avenue

1923

Flushing Ave. (center of view), between Woodward Avenue (left) and Metropolitan Ave. (right). In the background is the 4-story structure of the Ideal Chair Company, which faces on Metropolitan Ave. To the right of it, on the north side of Metropolitan Ave., between 49th and 50th Streets, is an old house (cupola thereon). In front of the factory building is a peaked-roof house, known as the Gabriel house which was erected by Todd the publisher; He sold to one McGovern, who sold it to H.C. Bohack Company; the latter demolishing same. May 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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