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Main Avenue & Vernon Boulevard, Queens

15 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Main Avenue - Park Row, 1922–1923

    Queens: Main Avenue - Park Row

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Park Row, 1922–1923

    Queens: Main Avenue - Park Row

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Park Row, 1922–1923

    Queens: Main Avenue - Park Row

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Park Row, 1922–1923

    Queens: Main Avenue - Park Row

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard, 1925

    Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

    1925

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard, 1925

    Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

    1925

  • Queens: Main Avenue - 8th Street, 1927

    Queens: Main Avenue - 8th Street

    1927

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard, 1927–1940

    Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

    1927; 1940

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard, 1927–1940

    Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

    1927; 1940

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard, 1931

    Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

    1931

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard, 1922–1934

    Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

    1922; 1934

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard, 1922–1934

    Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

    1922; 1934

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard, 1922–1934

    Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

    1922; 1934

  • Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard, 1922–1934

    Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

    1922; 1934

  • Queens: Welling Court - Main Avenue

    Queens: Welling Court - Main Avenue

    Unknown

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  • Main Avenue & 30th Avenue, Queens (3 photos)
  • Astoria Boulevard & 8th Street, Queens (14 photos)
  • 30th Road & Vernon Boulevard, Queens (18 photos)
  • Welling Court & 30th Avenue, Queens (6 photos)
  • 27th Avenue & 8th Street, Queens (3 photos)
  • 27th Avenue & 9th Street, Queens (4 photos)
  • East River, Queens (4 photos)
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Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard, 1922–1934

Photo 12 of 15 at Main Avenue & Vernon Boulevard, Queens

Queens: Main Avenue - Vernon Boulevard

1922; 1934

(1) Main Ave., adjoining the N.W. corner of Vernon Boulevard, showing the Rapelje Mansion, erected in 1780 by Jacobus Riker at 29 Main Street (old number). This house was occupied by the family for over a hundred years. It was still standing in October 1934. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, showing the west side of the house. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, showing also the front of the house facing on Main Ave. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) The same, showing the east side of the house. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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