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Roosevelt Avenue & Willets Point Boulevard, Queens

20 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road, 1935–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road

    1935; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue, 1935–1937

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue

    1935; 1936; 1937

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1935

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1935

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1935

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1935

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue, 1935

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue

    1935

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road, 1935–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road

    1935; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue, 1935–1937

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue

    1935; 1936; 1937

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue, 1935–1937

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue

    1935; 1936; 1937

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue, 1935

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue

    1935

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road, 1935–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - St. George Road

    1935; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue, 1936–1938

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue

    1936; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1936

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1936

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1936–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1936; 1938

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue, 1936–1938

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue

    1936; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1936

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1936

  • Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue, 1936–1938

    Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Roosevelt Avenue

    1936; 1937; 1938

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1936–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1936; 1938

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1936–1938

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1936; 1938

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1938–1940

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1938; 1940

  • Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard, 1938–1940

    Queens: Roosevelt Avenue - Willets Point Boulevard

    1938; 1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue, 1935–1937

Photo 7 of 20 at Roosevelt Avenue & Willets Point Boulevard, Queens

Queens: Willets Point Boulev - Pilgrim Avenue

1935; 1936; 1937

Flushing Meadow Park (Queens): Looking south from the Willets Point Boulevard "E1" station on Roosevelt Avenue, showing part of the area which later became incorporated into the World's Fair grounds of 1939-40. On the right are the I. R. T. car barns. View 2 is southwestward across the north side spur of the Long Island Railroad and Flushing Creek. View 3 shows a group of factory buildings near the east bank of the river, at Avery Avenue, Flushing; these are also visible in the center background of view 2. Views 1,2: June 16, 1937 View 3: October 2, 1935 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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