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Marathon Parkway & Van Zandt Avenue, Queens

4 historical photos taken here in 1927, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Marathon Parkway - Van Zandt Avenue, 1927

    Queens: Marathon Parkway - Van Zandt Avenue

    1927

  • Queens: Marathon Parkway - 51st Avenue, 1927

    Queens: Marathon Parkway - 51st Avenue

    1927

  • Queens: Marathon Parkway - Van Zandt Avenue, 1927

    Queens: Marathon Parkway - Van Zandt Avenue

    1927

  • Queens: Marathon Parkway - Van Zandt Avenue, 1927

    Queens: Marathon Parkway - Van Zandt Avenue

    1927

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Marathon Parkway - Van Zandt Avenue, 1927

Photo 3 of 4 at Marathon Parkway & Van Zandt Avenue, Queens

Queens: Marathon Parkway - Van Zandt Avenue

1927

Marathon Parkway, below Van Zandt Avenue, Little Neck, showing Frank Jackowski's place in the woods. Marathon Parkway was formerly Clinton Avenue. P. L. Sperr June 10, 1927 Views 1,2,3

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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