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Howard Avenue & Louis Street, Staten Island

3 historical photos taken here between 1926 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Richmond: Howard Avenue - Louis Street, 1926–1937

    Richmond: Howard Avenue - Louis Street

    1926; 1937

  • Richmond: Howard Avenue - Louis Street, 1926–1937

    Richmond: Howard Avenue - Louis Street

    1926; 1937

  • Richmond: Howard Avenue - Louis Street, 1926–1937

    Richmond: Howard Avenue - Louis Street

    1926; 1937

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Richmond: Howard Avenue - Louis Street, 1926–1937

Photo 3 of 3 at Howard Avenue & Louis Street, Staten Island

Richmond: Howard Avenue - Louis Street

1926; 1937

37 Howard Avenue, east side, south of Louis Street, showing the John Martin residence. Here Maxim Gorky, world renowned Russian author, wrote his famous novel "Mother" while staying with the Martins, in 1906 (see "The Sun", Dec. 3, 1937). The residence at one time belonged to Henry Sedley (1874 and 1898 maps). June 18, 1926 (2) The rear of the house. June 18, 1926. (3) The rear of the house, looking north. June 18, 1926. P.L. Sperr

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