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Weller Avenue & 253rd Street, Queens

2 historical photos taken here in 1931, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Weller Avenue - 253rd Street, 1931

    Queens: Weller Avenue - 253rd Street

    1931

  • Queens: Weller Avenue - 253rd Street, 1931

    Queens: Weller Avenue - 253rd Street

    1931

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Weller Avenue - 253rd Street, 1931

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Queens: Weller Avenue - 253rd Street

1931

Weller Avenue, east side, between 253rd Street and Caney Lane, Rosedale, showing Public School No. 138. Board of Education of the City of New York March 24, 1931

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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