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Orange Street & Hicks Street, Brooklyn

19 historical photos taken here between 1886 and 1933, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street, 1886

    Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street

    1886

  • Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street, 1895

    Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street

    1895

  • Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Pineapple Street, 1922

    Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Pineapple Street

    1922

  • Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street, 1925–1927

    Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street

    1925; 1927

  • Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street, 1925–1927

    Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street

    1925; 1927

  • Brooklyn: Pineapple Street - Hicks Street, 1925

    Brooklyn: Pineapple Street - Hicks Street

    1925

  • Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street, 1927

    Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street, 1927–1932

    Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street

    1927; 1932

  • Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street, 1927

    Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street

    1927

  • Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street, 1927–1932

    Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street

    1927; 1932

  • Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street, 1928

    Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street, 1928

    Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street, 1932

    Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street

    1932

  • Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street, 1932

    Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street

    1932

  • Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street, 1932

    Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street

    1932

  • Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street, 1932

    Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street

    1932

  • Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Pineapple Street, 1933

    Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Pineapple Street

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Pineapple Street, 1933

    Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Pineapple Street

    1933

  • Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street

    Brooklyn: Orange Street - Hicks Street

    Unknown

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Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street, 1925–1927

Photo 4 of 19 at Orange Street & Hicks Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Hicks Street - Orange Street

1925; 1927

(1) Hicks Street, north from Orange Street. On the right is a portion of Plymouth Institute, connected with the Plymouth Church, on Orange Street. The old peaked-roof house (white wall) was the home and cracker bakery of D. K. Ducker, at the N. E. corner of Cranberry Street. The firm later became known as Hatfield and Ducker. April, 1925 Eugene L. Armbruster (2) The same, at a later date, viewing across Orange Street and showing Plymouth Institute in its entirety. June 11, 1927 P. L. Sperr

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