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Montague Street & Court Street, Brooklyn

49 historical photos taken here between 1872 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Columbia Heights, ca. 1872

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Columbia Heights

    ca. 1872

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Fulton Street, 1876

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Fulton Street

    1876

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Fulton Street, 1876

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Fulton Street

    1876

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1876

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1876

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Fulton Street, 1876

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Fulton Street

    1876

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Fulton Street, 1876

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Fulton Street

    1876

  • Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street, 1890

    Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street

    1890

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Court Street, 1900–1936

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Court Street

    1900; 1936

  • Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street, 1900

    Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street

    1900

  • Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street, 1902

    Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street

    1902

  • Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street, 1918

    Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street

    1918

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1920

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1920

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1920

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1920

  • Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street, 1922

    Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Fulton Street, 1925

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Fulton Street

    1925

  • Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street, 1925

    Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street

    1925

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Montague Street, 1925

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Montague Street

    1925

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1925

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1925

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Montague Street, 1926

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Montague Street

    1926

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Montague Street, 1926

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Montague Street

    1926

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Myrtle Ave., 1928

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Myrtle Ave.

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Myrtle Avenue, 1928

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Montague Street, 1928

    Brooklyn: Court Street - Montague Street

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Pierrepont Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Pierrepont Street

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street, 1931–1933

    Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street

    1931; 1933

  • Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street, 1931–1933

    Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street

    1931; 1933

  • Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street, 1931–1933

    Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street

    1931; 1933

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Myrtle Ave., 1931

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Myrtle Ave.

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Pierrepont Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Pierrepont Street

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Myrtle Ave., 1931

    Brooklyn: Washington St. - Myrtle Ave.

    1931

  • Brooklyn: Washington St. - Myrtle Ave.

    1931

  • General view - [Brooklyn.]

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street

    1933

  • General view - [Brooklyn.]

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Fulton Street

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Court Street

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Court Street - Montague Street

    1936

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Pierrepont Street

    1937

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Myrtle Avenue

    1938

  • Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street

    1945

  • Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street

    1945

  • Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street

    1945

  • Brooklyn: Montague Street - Court Street

    1945

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Court Street

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Court Street

    Unknown

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Court Street

    Unknown

  • Henry Ward Beecher Statue, Court, Fulton, and Washington Streets

    Unknown

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  • Johnson Street & Pearl Street, Brooklyn (4 photos)
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  • Tillary St & Fulton St, Brooklyn (38 photos)

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Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street, 1918

Photo 11 of 49 at Montague Street & Court Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Pierrepont Street - Fulton Street

1918

Pierrepont Street, north side, near Fulton Street. No. 159 is the frame House with the hip-roof. It was a Cafe known for fifty years as the "Hole in the Wall", and was kept by Dominick Colgan and George Werner, and at a later date by John H. Ham. Also known as "The Assembly" in 1904. About 1918.? Eugene L. Armbruster collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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