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Columbia Heights, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1926, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Orange Street, 1922

    Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Orange Street

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Orange Street, 1923

    Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Orange Street

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Orange Street, 1923

    Brooklyn: Columbia Heights - Orange Street

    1923

  • Brooklyn: Furman Street - William Street, 1925

    Brooklyn: Furman Street - William Street

    1925

  • General View - Columbia Heights - Brooklyn., 1926

    General View - Columbia Heights - Brooklyn.

    1926

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Brooklyn: Furman Street - William Street, 1925

Photo 4 of 5 at Columbia Heights, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Furman Street - William Street

1925

Furman Street, east side, south from No. 135, at left foreground. April 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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