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Main Avenue & 30th Avenue, Queens

3 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Main Avenue - 30th Avenue, 1927

    Queens: Main Avenue - 30th Avenue

    1927

  • Queens: Main Avenue - 30th Avenue, 1937

    Queens: Main Avenue - 30th Avenue

    1937

  • Queens: Main Avenue - 30th Avenue, 1937

    Queens: Main Avenue - 30th Avenue

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Main Avenue - 30th Avenue, 1937

Photo 2 of 3 at Main Avenue & 30th Avenue, Queens

Queens: Main Avenue - 30th Avenue

1937

Main Avenue, at 30th Avenue. The tenements are on the north side of Main Avenue, and in the foreground is 30th Avenue. The gas station occupies a triangular apex. Geo. D. Chinn April, 1937 Views 1,2

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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