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Queens Boulevard & 69th Road

13 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1928, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road, 1915–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road

    1915; 1923; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road, 1915–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road

    1915; 1923; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road, 1923–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road

    1923; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard, 1923

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard

    1923

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road, 1923–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road

    1923; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road, 1923–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road

    1923; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road, 1923–1924

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road

    1923; 1924

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard, 1923

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard

    1923

  • Queens: Yellowstone Boulevard - Queens Boulevard, 1925

    Queens: Yellowstone Boulevard - Queens Boulevard

    1925

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard, 1926

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard

    1926

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard, 1926

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard

    1926

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard, 1926

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard

    1926

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard, 1928

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - Yellowstone Boulevard

    1928

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road, 1915–1924

Photo 2 of 13 at Queens Boulevard & 69th Road

Queens: Queens Boulevard - 69th Road

1915; 1923; 1924

Queens Boulevard (formerly 526 or 576 at the S.E. corner of 69th Road (formerly Backus Place), showing two views of an old house owned in 1852 by A. Whitson. Subsequent owners were G. Strang, 1860; H.S.(quire ?) 1873; H.N. Squire, 1891-1896 and Van Rapelye who was an occupant until about 1915. April 1923. View 2: February 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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