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Hudson Avenue & Tillary Street, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here in 1939, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Concord Street - Hudson Avenue, 1939

    Brooklyn: Concord Street - Hudson Avenue

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Tillary Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Tillary Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Tillary Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Tillary Street

    1939

  • Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Tillary Street, 1939

    Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Tillary Street

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Tillary Street, 1939

Photo 4 of 4 at Hudson Avenue & Tillary Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Hudson Avenue - Tillary Street

1939

"Hudson Avenue, north from Tillary Street, showing demolition where Fort Greene Houses will later be erected. The industrial plating plant is at the corner of Park Avenue. View 3 shows Hudson Avenue (left) buildings, between Concord and Nassau Streets. On the right is Concord Street and Public School No.14. P. L. Sperr August, 1939 Views 1-3

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