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Metropolitan Avenue & 65th Street, Queens

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  • Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - 65th Street, 1923

    Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - 65th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - 65th Street, 1923

    Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - 65th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Manhattan Avenue - 65th Street, 1924

    Queens: Manhattan Avenue - 65th Street

    1924

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Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - 65th Street, 1923

Photo 1 of 3 at Metropolitan Avenue & 65th Street, Queens

Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - 65th Street

1923

Metropolitan Avenue between 65th Street and Mt. Olivet Crescent, showing on the south side of Metropolitan Avenue, a peaked roof house known as the W. Powell house of 1860, H. Homeyer owned it from 1873 to 1891; Christ Homeyer was the owner in 1909. This place was demolished in 1923. In the foreground of view No. 1 is a partial sight of the Lutheran Cemetery. The brick two story is 6522 Metropolitan Avenue. View No. 2 shows a rear view of the homes mentioned in view one. In addition on the north side of the above mentioned Avenue is seen from left to right the Burroughs and Marshal homes. March 1923. Views 1 and 2 Eugene L. Armbruster Collection

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