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Metropolitan Avenue & Nurge Avenue, Queens

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  • Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Nurge Avenue, 1922

    Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Nurge Avenue

    1922

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Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Nurge Avenue, 1922

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Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Nurge Avenue

1922

Metropolitan Ave., north side, west of Nurge Ave. the two homes from fore to background were known as 1439 A and 1439 Metropolitan Ave., in 1922. The Miller house adjoins the white house. In 1929 it was designated as number 2007 Metropolitan Ave. 1922 Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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