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Jamaica Avenue & 134th Street, Queens

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  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 134th Street, 1934

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 134th Street

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 134th Street, 1934

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Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 134th Street

1934

Jamaica Avenue, east from 134th Street, showing the undeveloped plots on the north side of the avenue, seen from underneath the B.M.T. subway structure. The houses across the auto parking space are on Metropolitan Avenue. The latter, as well as Kew Gardens Road, join Jamaica Avenue just beyond the diner (center right). P. L. Sperr May 7, 1934

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