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Shore Boulevard & 20th Avenue, Queens

15 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1923

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1923

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1923

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1923

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1923

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1925–1927

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1925; 1927

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1925

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1925

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1925

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1925

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1925

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1925

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1925–1927

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1925; 1927

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1925–1927

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1925; 1927

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1925

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1925

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1927–1932

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1927; 1932

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1927–1932

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1927; 1932

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1927–1932

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1927; 1932

  • Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1937

    Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

    1937

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Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue, 1925–1927

Photo 10 of 15 at Shore Boulevard & 20th Avenue, Queens

Queens: Shore Boulevard - 20th Avenue

1925; 1927

(1) (2) and (3) Shore Boulevard, east side, south of Twentieth Ave., showing in a set of three views, from fore to background, the homes of A. and J.S. Polhemus. Also seen is the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge. See other views for more data. April 1925. Eugene L. Ambruster Collection. (4) The same, another angle, showing the home built by Jacob Rapelye in 1750. About 1927. Arthur White.

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