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Jamaica Avenue & 168th Street, Queens

16 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street, 1922

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street

    1922

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street

    1923

  • Queens: 168th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1923

    Queens: 168th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street

    1923

  • Queens: 169th Street - 93rd Avenue, 1923

    Queens: 169th Street - 93rd Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: 168th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1923

    Queens: 168th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: 169th Street - 93rd Avenue, 1923

    Queens: 169th Street - 93rd Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street, 1924–1925

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street

    1924; 1925

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street, 1924–1925

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street

    1924; 1925

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street, 1929

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street

    1929

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street, 1931

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street

    1931

  • Queens: 168th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1931

    Queens: 168th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1931

  • Queens: 168th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 168th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street, 1924–1925

Photo 11 of 16 at Jamaica Avenue & 168th Street, Queens

Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 168th Street

1924; 1925

Jamaica Ave., south side, between 168th Street and 168th Place, showing in a set of two views the rear of the John Gracy house of 1873. See other views for more data. February 8, 1924. View 2: April 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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