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Columbia Street & Nelson Street, Brooklyn

6 historical photos taken here between 1938 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Huntington Street - Columbia Street, 1938–1939

    Brooklyn: Huntington Street - Columbia Street

    1938; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Verona Street, 1938

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Verona Street

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Huntington Street - Columbia Street, 1938–1939

    Brooklyn: Huntington Street - Columbia Street

    1938; 1939

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Nelson Street, 1939–1941

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Nelson Street

    1939; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Nelson Street, 1939–1941

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Nelson Street

    1939; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Nelson Street, 1939–1941

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Nelson Street

    1939; 1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Verona Street, 1938

Photo 2 of 6 at Columbia Street & Nelson Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Verona Street

1938

Columbia Street, west side, north of Verona Street. At the left is seen the American Can Co. on Dwight Street, between Delevan and Verona Streets. June 9, 1938. P. L. Sperr

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