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37th Avenue & 73rd Street, Queens

2 historical photos taken here in 1936, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 73rd Street - 37th Avenue, 1936

    Queens: 73rd Street - 37th Avenue

    1936

  • Queens: 37th Avenue - 73rd Street, 1936

    Queens: 37th Avenue - 73rd Street

    1936

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Queens: 37th Avenue - 73rd Street, 1936

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Queens: 37th Avenue - 73rd Street

1936

37th Avenue (right), north side, west from 73rd Street. October 21, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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