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Grand Central Parkway & 31st Street, Queens

3 historical photos taken here between 1937 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - 31st Street, 1937

    Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - 31st Street

    1937

  • Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - 31st Street, 1937

    Queens: Grand Central Parkwa - 31st Street

    1937

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 31st Street, Columbus Triangle, 1942

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 31st Street, Columbus Triangle

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 31st Street, Columbus Triangle, 1942

Photo 3 of 3 at Grand Central Parkway & 31st Street, Queens

Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 31st Street, Columbus Triangle

1942

C. Manley DeBevoise 51-05 Browvale Lane Little Neck, N.Y. 11362 Christopher Columbus in Astoria. (you may wish to use the statue alone.)

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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