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Tompkins Avenue & Clifton Avenue, Staten Island

2 historical photos taken here in 1931, oldest first.

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  • Richmond: Tompkins Avenue - Clifton Avenue, 1931

    Richmond: Tompkins Avenue - Clifton Avenue

    1931

  • Richmond: Tompkins Avenue - Clifton Avenue, 1931

    Richmond: Tompkins Avenue - Clifton Avenue

    1931

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Richmond: Tompkins Avenue - Clifton Avenue, 1931

Photo 1 of 2 at Tompkins Avenue & Clifton Avenue, Staten Island

Richmond: Tompkins Avenue - Clifton Avenue

1931

(1) Tompkins Avenue, east side, north from Clifton Avenue. In the left background is St. Josephs Roman Catholic Church, at the N. E. corner of St. Mary's Avenue. January 18, 1931 P. L. Sperr (2) A detail view of the N. E. corner of Tompkins and Clifton Avenues, showing the Lyric Theatre, a movie house. January 18, 1931 P. L. Sperr

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