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Jamaica Avenue & 169th Street, Queens

7 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street, 1923–1924

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street

    1923; 1924

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street, 1923

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street, 1923–1924

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street

    1923; 1924

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street, 1924–1932

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street

    1924; 1932

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street, 1924–1932

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street

    1924; 1932

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street, 1924–1932

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street

    1924; 1932

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Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street, 1923

Photo 2 of 7 at Jamaica Avenue & 169th Street, Queens

Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 169th Street

1923

Jamaica Ave., north side, east from 169th Street, showing in a set of two views in the foreground the home of G. Sayres in 1873; beyond it is that of Geo. Dawson. A private Sanitarium occupied the house in the foreground in 1913. It was demolished in August 1925. On the site now are a group of taxpayers. May 1923. View 2: April 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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