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  • Queens: 5th Street - 49th Avenue, 1930

    Queens: 5th Street - 49th Avenue

    1930

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 5th Street - 49th Avenue, 1930

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Queens: 5th Street - 49th Avenue

1930

5th Street, east from near 49th Avenue, across the Long Island Railroad crossing between 49th and 48th Avenues. On the left are the Edward Smith Varnish Works and on the right is the Russell Loft Building (tank thereon). The building preceding the Loft Building was used by an ice manufacturing company at one time (1909 map). P. L. Sperr November 3, 1930

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