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Woodhaven Blvd & Dry Harbor Road, Queens

7 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Farming - Queens., 1935–1936

    Farming - Queens.

    1935; 1936

  • Farming - Queens., 1935–1936

    Farming - Queens.

    1935; 1936

  • Farming - Queens., 1935–1936

    Farming - Queens.

    1935; 1936

  • Queens: Woodhaven Blvd - Dry Harbor Road, 1936

    Queens: Woodhaven Blvd - Dry Harbor Road

    1936

  • Queens: Dry Harbor Road - Woodhaven Boulevard, 1936

    Queens: Dry Harbor Road - Woodhaven Boulevard

    1936

  • Queens: Woodhaven Blvd - Dry Harbor Road, 1936

    Queens: Woodhaven Blvd - Dry Harbor Road

    1936

  • Queens: Woodhaven Blvd - Dry Harbor Road, 1936

    Queens: Woodhaven Blvd - Dry Harbor Road

    1936

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Nearby places

  • 85th Street & 62nd Avenue, Queens (4 photos)
  • Dry Harbor Road & Caldwell Avenue, Queens (9 photos)
  • Woodhaven Blvd & 63rd Avenue, Queens (2 photos)
  • Caldwell Avenue & 61st Road, Queens (3 photos)

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Queens: Woodhaven Blvd - Dry Harbor Road, 1936

Photo 4 of 7 at Woodhaven Blvd & Dry Harbor Road, Queens

Queens: Woodhaven Blvd - Dry Harbor Road

1936

Woodhaven Boulevard, at Dry Harbor Road, showing the hot houses and florist's house on the east side of the Boulevard. Charles Lustgarten owned the 2 1/2-acre tract and nurseries in 1909. The traffic is on Dry Harbor Road. Note in view 3, the hammock near the florist's house. P.L. Sperr View 1: June 29, 1936 Views 2, 3: July 2, 1935

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