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Astoria Boulevard & 8th Street, Queens

14 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1923

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1923

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1923

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1927

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1927

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1931

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1931

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1931

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1931

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1931

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1931

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1931

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1931

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1935

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1935

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1935

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1935

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1935

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1935

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1941

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1941

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1941

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1941

  • Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1941

    Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street, 1931

Photo 5 of 14 at Astoria Boulevard & 8th Street, Queens

Queens: Astoria Boulevard - 8th Street

1931

Astoria Boulevard, between Third and First Streets, viewing northward across the scrap metal dumps on the south side of the thoroughfare, toward the buildings on the north side. View three shows an old dwelling, probably dating back to pre-Revolutionary days. The vantage point is the shore of Halletts Cove. P. L. Sperr March 11, 1931 Views 1,2,3:

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