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Queens Boulevard & 77th Avenue

6 historical photos taken here between 1937 and 1950, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 77th Avenue, 1937–1940

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 77th Avenue

    1937; 1940

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 77th Avenue, 1937

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 77th Avenue

    1937

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 77th Avenue, 1937–1940

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 77th Avenue

    1937; 1940

  • Queens: Queens Boulevard - 77th Avenue, 1937–1940

    Queens: Queens Boulevard - 77th Avenue

    1937; 1940

  • 77th Avenue at Queens Blvd., to Northeast, Queens, 1940-07-07

    77th Avenue at Queens Blvd., to Northeast, Queens

    1940-07-07

  • 77th Avenue at Queens Blvd., to Northeast, Queens, 1950-07-07

    77th Avenue at Queens Blvd., to Northeast, Queens

    1950-07-07

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Queens Boulevard - 77th Avenue, 1937

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Queens: Queens Boulevard - 77th Avenue

1937

Queens Boulevard, west from 77th Avenue, after it was modernized. In the background (left) is the Queens County Medical Society Building, at 75th Road. P. L. Sperr February 10, 1937

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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