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Rockaway Boulevard & 150th Street, Queens

3 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1927, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Rockaway Boulevard - 150th Street, 1925–1927

    Queens: Rockaway Boulevard - 150th Street

    1925; 1927

  • Queens: Rockaway Boulevard - 150th Street, 1925–1927

    Queens: Rockaway Boulevard - 150th Street

    1925; 1927

  • Queens: 150th Street - Rockaway Boulevard, 1927

    Queens: 150th Street - Rockaway Boulevard

    1927

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Rockaway Boulevard - 150th Street, 1925–1927

Photo 2 of 3 at Rockaway Boulevard & 150th Street, Queens

Queens: Rockaway Boulevard - 150th Street

1925; 1927

Rockaway Boulevard, south side, between 150th Street and Baisley Boulevard, showing the buildings of the Jamaica branch of the Department of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity of the City of New York. View 1: Eugene L. Armbruster Collection April, 1925 View 2: P. L. Sperr March 15, 1927

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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