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Hoyt Avenue & 29th Street, Queens

10 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street, 1931–1934

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street, 1931–1934

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street, 1931

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street

    1931

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street, 1931–1934

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street

    1931; 1934

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street, 1931

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street

    1931

  • Queens: 29th Street - Hoyt Avenue, 1931–1934

    Queens: 29th Street - Hoyt Avenue

    1931; 1934

  • Queens: 29th Street - Hoyt Avenue, 1931–1934

    Queens: 29th Street - Hoyt Avenue

    1931; 1934

  • Queens: 29th Street - Hoyt Avenue, 1931–1934

    Queens: 29th Street - Hoyt Avenue

    1931; 1934

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street, 1934

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street

    1934

  • Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street, 1934

    Queens: Hoyt Avenue - 29th Street

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 29th Street - Hoyt Avenue, 1931–1934

Photo 6 of 10 at Hoyt Avenue & 29th Street, Queens

Queens: 29th Street - Hoyt Avenue

1931; 1934

29th Street, north from Hoyt Avenue, view 1 showing the east side of the street only. All the houses in the immediate foreground were later razed to make way for the construction of the Grand Central Parkway approach to the Triborough Bridge. The demolition can be seen in view 3 which shows the N.W. corner of 29th Street and Hoyt Avenue. P. L. Sperr Views 1,2: March, 1931 View 3: August, 1934

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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