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Bay Street & Borough Place, Staten Island

17 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Bay Street, 1924

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Bay Street

    1924

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Bay Street, 1924

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Bay Street

    1924

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place, 1929

    Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place

    1929

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place, 1929

    Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place

    1929

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place, 1929

    Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place

    1929

  • Richmond: Borough Place - Bay Street, 1929

    Richmond: Borough Place - Bay Street

    1929

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Richmond Terrace, 1929–1930

    Richmond: Bay Street - Richmond Terrace

    1929; 1930

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Richmond Terrace, 1929–1930

    Richmond: Bay Street - Richmond Terrace

    1929; 1930

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place, 1931–1936

    Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place

    1931; 1936

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place, 1931–1936

    Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place

    1931; 1936

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place, 1931–1936

    Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place

    1931; 1936

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Richmond Terrace, 1935–1936

    Richmond: Bay Street - Richmond Terrace

    1935; 1936

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Richmond Terrace, 1935–1936

    Richmond: Bay Street - Richmond Terrace

    1935; 1936

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Richmond Terrace, 1935–1936

    Richmond: Bay Street - Richmond Terrace

    1935; 1936

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place, 1939

    Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place

    1939

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place, 1939

    Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place

    1939

  • Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place, 1939

    Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place, 1939

Photo 16 of 17 at Bay Street & Borough Place, Staten Island

Richmond: Bay Street - Borough Place

1939

St. George, Staten Island, showing Staten Island's ferry and railroad terminals as seen in a northerly direction from 30 Bay Street. In view 1, from right to left, are shown the following: the ramp loading down to St. George-Brooklyn ferry landing, the terminal of the Staten Island Rapid Transit system, the St. George- Manhattan terminal and the ramp leading up to it from Bay Street, the Baltimore and Ohio freight yards, and a portion of the Richmond Borough Hall. In the background is the Manhattan skyline. Views 2 and 3 are in a more easterly direction, toward Brooklyn. In the lower right-hand corners of these views is the U. S. Lighthouse Station, at the S. E. corner of Bay Street and Borough Place. Views 1, 2: April 29, 1929 View 3: March 5, 1939 P. L. Sperr

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