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Richmond Avenue & Forest Avenue, Staten Island

5 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Richmond: Richmond Avenue - Forest Avenue, 1924

    Richmond: Richmond Avenue - Forest Avenue

    1924

  • Richmond: Richmond Avenue - Forest Avenue, 1924

    Richmond: Richmond Avenue - Forest Avenue

    1924

  • Richmond: Richmond Avenue - Forest Avenue, 1924

    Richmond: Richmond Avenue - Forest Avenue

    1924

  • Richmond: Forest Avenue - Richmond Avenue, 1927

    Richmond: Forest Avenue - Richmond Avenue

    1927

  • Richmond: Forest Avenue - Richmond Avenue, 1932

    Richmond: Forest Avenue - Richmond Avenue

    1932

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Richmond: Richmond Avenue - Forest Avenue, 1924

Photo 2 of 5 at Richmond Avenue & Forest Avenue, Staten Island

Richmond: Richmond Avenue - Forest Avenue

1924

Richmond Avenue, east side, between Forest Avenue and Monsey Place. Mr. Sperr refers to this house as the D. C. Decker House. On Beers's 1874 map it appears as the J. Simonson house. January 4, 1924 By Wm. T. Davis through P. L. Sperr

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