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12th Street & West 26th Avenue, Queens

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  • Queens: 12th Street - West 26th Avenue., 1931

    Queens: 12th Street - West 26th Avenue.

    1931

  • Queens: 12th Street - West 26th Avenue., 1931

    Queens: 12th Street - West 26th Avenue.

    1931

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 12th Street - West 26th Avenue., 1931

Photo 2 of 2 at 12th Street & West 26th Avenue, Queens

Queens: 12th Street - West 26th Avenue.

1931

12th Street, west side, at 26th Avenue, viewing north and showing a row of fashionable private homes. 26th Avenue was cut through here where the second house from the left is seen. These buildings appear on maps after 1891. 12th Street was formely Remsen Street. P. L. Sperr March 14, 1931 Views 1,2:

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