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Vleigh Place & 71st Avenue, Queens

2 historical photos taken here in 1937, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Vleigh Place - 71st Avenue, 1937

    Queens: Vleigh Place - 71st Avenue

    1937

  • Queens: Vleigh Place - 71st Avenue, 1937

    Queens: Vleigh Place - 71st Avenue

    1937

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Queens: Vleigh Place - 71st Avenue, 1937

Photo 1 of 2 at Vleigh Place & 71st Avenue, Queens

Queens: Vleigh Place - 71st Avenue

1937

Vleigh Place, at about 71st Avenue. View 1 is in a northeasterly direction across the fields and farmhouses grouped around the area of Vleigh Place and Kissena Boulevard. View 2 shows a farm with a sprinkler system on the west side of Vleigh Place, near 71st Avenue. This area was later developed into a modern residential neighborhood. March 3, 1937. Views 1,2

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