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Parsons Boulevard & Sanford Avenue, Queens

2 historical photos taken here in 1927, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Parsons Boulevard - Sanford Avenue, 1927

    Queens: Parsons Boulevard - Sanford Avenue

    1927

  • Queens: Sanford Avenue - Parsons Boulevard, 1927

    Queens: Sanford Avenue - Parsons Boulevard

    1927

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Sanford Avenue - Parsons Boulevard, 1927

Photo 2 of 2 at Parsons Boulevard & Sanford Avenue, Queens

Queens: Sanford Avenue - Parsons Boulevard

1927

Sanford Avenue, north side, between Parsons Boulevard and 147th Street, showing a modern fashionable home. P.L. Sperr April 13, 1927

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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