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Hoyt Avenue & 23rd Street, Queens

13 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street, 1931–1934

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street

    1931; 1934

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street, 1931–1936

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street

    1931; 1934; 1936

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street, 1931–1936

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street

    1931; 1934; 1936

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street, 1931

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street

    1931

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street, 1931–1936

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street

    1931; 1934; 1936

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street, 1931–1934

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street

    1931; 1934

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street, 1931–1934

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street

    1931; 1934

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 24th Street, 1934

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 24th Street

    1934

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street, 1934

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street

    1934

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 24th Street, 1936

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 24th Street

    1936

  • Queens: 23rd Street - Hoyt Avenue, 1936

    Queens: 23rd Street - Hoyt Avenue

    1936

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 24th Street, 1936

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 24th Street

    1936

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 24th Street, 1936

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 24th Street

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street, 1931–1934

Photo 6 of 13 at Hoyt Avenue & 23rd Street, Queens

Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 23rd Street

1931; 1934

Hoyt Avenue, north side, at 23rd Street, viewing north-westward across empty lots toward the Hellgate Bridge. The Triborough Bridge was later thrown across here. View 1: March 13, 1931 View 2: August 3, 1934 View 3: September 20, 1934 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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