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Northern Boulevard & 147th Street, Queens

8 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1927, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 147th Street - 37th Avenue, 1922

    Queens: 147th Street - 37th Avenue

    1922

  • Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street, 1922

    Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street

    1922

  • Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street, 1922

    Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street

    1922

  • Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street, 1924

    Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street

    1924

  • Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street, 1924

    Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street

    1924

  • Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street, 1924

    Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street

    1924

  • Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street, 1924

    Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street

    1924

  • Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street, 1927

    Queens: Northern Boulevard - 147th Street

    1927

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  • Northern Boulevard & Parsons Boulevard, Queens (5 photos)
  • North Hempstead Turnpike & 150th Street, Queens (8 photos)
  • 37th Avenue & Parsons Boulevard, Queens (2 photos)

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Queens: 147th Street - 37th Avenue, 1922

Photo 1 of 8 at Northern Boulevard & 147th Street, Queens

Queens: 147th Street - 37th Avenue

1922

147th Street, east side, opposite Thirty-seventh Ave. If Thirty-seventh Ave. is extended on its present line, this house would be at the S.E. corner of the above mentioned street. This view shows the home of William Barolay Parsons in 1925. 1922. Eugene L. Armbruster.

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