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Baltic Street & Bay Street, Staten Island

6 historical photos taken here between 1895 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Richmond: William Street - Bay Street, 1895

    Richmond: William Street - Bay Street

    1895

  • Richmond: Bay Street - William Street, 1931

    Richmond: Bay Street - William Street

    1931

  • Richmond: Baltic Street - Bay Street, 1936

    Richmond: Baltic Street - Bay Street

    1936

  • Richmond: Baltic Street - Bay Street, 1936

    Richmond: Baltic Street - Bay Street

    1936

  • Upper New York Bay - Staten Island - Stapleton, 1936

    Upper New York Bay - Staten Island - Stapleton

    1936

  • Upper New York Bay - Staten Island - Stapleton, 1936

    Upper New York Bay - Staten Island - Stapleton

    1936

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Upper New York Bay - Staten Island - Stapleton, 1936

Photo 6 of 6 at Baltic Street & Bay Street, Staten Island

Upper New York Bay - Staten Island - Stapleton

1936

Upper New York Bay, at Stapleton, Staten Island, showing piers 12 and 13, as viewed southeastward across the Staten Island Rapid Transit tracks from near Bay and Baltic Streets. These docks are part of the Foreign Trade Zone, established in 1936, for the transshipment and re-export, duty free, of foreign goods. May 16, 1936 P. L. Sperr (2) Piers 13, and 12, viewing north from Front and Canal Streets. P. L. Sperr

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