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Greenpoint Avenue & 37th Street, Queens

2 historical photos taken here in 1940, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Greenpoint Avenue - 37th Street, 1940

    Queens: Greenpoint Avenue - 37th Street

    1940

  • Queens: Greenpoint Avenue - 37th Street, 1940

    Queens: Greenpoint Avenue - 37th Street

    1940

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Queens: Greenpoint Avenue - 37th Street, 1940

Photo 1 of 2 at Greenpoint Avenue & 37th Street, Queens

Queens: Greenpoint Avenue - 37th Street

1940

(1) Greenpoint Avenue, south side, east from 37th Street. The new apartments under construction, seen in the background, is near 39th Place. July 27, 1940 P. L. Sperr (2) Greenpoint Avenue, at 50th Avenue (right), showing new type attached dwellings and the seven-story apartment house. July 27, 1940 P. L. Sperr

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