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Liberty Avenue & 175th Street, Queens

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  • Queens: Liberty Avenue - 175th Street, 1932

    Queens: Liberty Avenue - 175th Street

    1932

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Queens: Liberty Avenue - 175th Street, 1932

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Queens: Liberty Avenue - 175th Street

1932

Liberty Avenue, north side, at 175th Street. Several very old houses can be seen on both sides of 175th Street, formerly known as Larch Street. In 1891 the property was owned by J. Day. This part of Liberty Avenue was formerly South Street, one of the main east-west highways in this part of the county. P. L. Sperr April 1, 1932

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