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Metropolitan Avenue & Woodhaven Boulevard, Queens

5 historical photos taken here in 1923, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Woodhaven Boulevard, 1923

    Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Woodhaven Boulevard

    1923

  • Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Woodhaven Boulevard, 1923

    Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Woodhaven Boulevard

    1923

  • Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Woodhaven Boulevard, 1923

    Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Woodhaven Boulevard

    1923

  • Queens: Woodhaven Blvd - Metropolitan Avenue, 1923

    Queens: Woodhaven Blvd - Metropolitan Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Woodhaven Boulevard, 1923

    Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Woodhaven Boulevard

    1923

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Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Woodhaven Boulevard, 1923

Photo 2 of 5 at Metropolitan Avenue & Woodhaven Boulevard, Queens

Queens: Metropolitan Avenue - Woodhaven Boulevard

1923

Metropolitan Avenue (right, telegraph pole thereon) at the S.W. corner of Woodhaven Boulevard. View No. 2 is looking southeastward from Metropolitan Avenue (tracks thereon). Views 3 and 4 are looking northward on Trotting Course Lane. This house, sometimes known as the Garret Vanderveer house, was erected in 1850 by Henry [Suyden] Vanderveer. In 1880 it was moved from its old site, which was located opposite the old homestead, to the present site and here enlarged and remodeled. For more data see views on the north side of Metropolitan Avenue opposite Seventieth Avenue. Other owners were C. Vanderveer in 1873. J. Vanderveer in 1896, and Jeronus Vanderveer's Estate in 1923. The house partially seen at the left in view No. 4 is the Van Dine farmhouse. April 1923 Views 1 and 4 View 2: 1922 View 3: March 1923 Eugene L. Armbruster Collection

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