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Liberty Avenue & Merrick Boulevard, Queens

4 historical photos taken here in 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 168th Street - Liberty Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 168th Street - Liberty Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: Merrick Boulevard - Liberty Avenue, 1932

    Queens: Merrick Boulevard - Liberty Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: Liberty Avenue - Merrick Boulevard, 1932

    Queens: Liberty Avenue - Merrick Boulevard

    1932

  • Queens: Liberty Avenue - Merrick Boulevard, 1932

    Queens: Liberty Avenue - Merrick Boulevard

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 168th Street - Liberty Avenue, 1932

Photo 1 of 4 at Liberty Avenue & Merrick Boulevard, Queens

Queens: 168th Street - Liberty Avenue

1932

168th Street, west side, at Liberty Avenue, showing old homes and a narrow lane leading west to 166th Street. The area here was known as Ashmead Park. P. L. Sperr April 1, 1932

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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