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Grand Avenue & 59th Street, Queens

4 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1924, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Grand Avenue - 59th Street, 1923-03

    Queens: Grand Avenue - 59th Street

    1923-03

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - 59th Street, 1923-03

    Queens: Grand Avenue - 59th Street

    1923-03

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - 59th Street, 1923-03

    Queens: Grand Avenue - 59th Street

    1923-03

  • Queens: Grand Avenue - 59th Street, 1924

    Queens: Grand Avenue - 59th Street

    1924

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Queens: Grand Avenue - 59th Street, 1923-03

Photo 3 of 4 at Grand Avenue & 59th Street, Queens

Queens: Grand Avenue - 59th Street

1923-03

Grand Ave. (partially seen, trolley thereon in the right background), south side, east of 59th to 60th Streets. Shown in the background are the homes of Cord Meyer Sr. and Jr. in 1891. These homes were demolished in 1934. This is a set of three views. March 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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