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Wright Street & Thompson Street, Staten Island

2 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Richmond: Wright Street - Thompson Street, 1929–1932

    Richmond: Wright Street - Thompson Street

    1929; 1932

  • Richmond: Wright Street - Thompson Street, 1929–1932

    Richmond: Wright Street - Thompson Street

    1929; 1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Richmond: Wright Street - Thompson Street, 1929–1932

Photo 1 of 2 at Wright Street & Thompson Street, Staten Island

Richmond: Wright Street - Thompson Street

1929; 1932

(1) Wright Street, at the N.E. corner of Thompson Street, showing The Richmond Photoplays Theatre. April 19, 1929 P. L. Sperr (2) The same, at a later date, seen across a clearance on the west side of the street. July 8, 1932 P. L. Sperr

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