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East 26th Street & Avenue U, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1926, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 26th Street (East) - Avenue U, 1926

    Brooklyn: 26th Street (East) - Avenue U

    1926

  • Brooklyn: 26th Street (East) - Avenue U, 1926

    Brooklyn: 26th Street (East) - Avenue U

    1926

  • Brooklyn: 26th Street (East) - Avenue U, 1926

    Brooklyn: 26th Street (East) - Avenue U

    1926

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 26th Street (East) - Avenue U, 1926

Photo 2 of 3 at East 26th Street & Avenue U, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 26th Street (East) - Avenue U

1926

(1) East 26th Street; east side, just south of Ave. U., showing a brick home demolished in 1928. May 1926. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, a view north from Neck Road. May 1926. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, viewed from East 27th Street. May 1926. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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