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Richmond Terrace & Tysen Street, Staten Island

16 historical photos taken here between 1880 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1880

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1880

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1900

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1900

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1924–1932

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1924; 1932

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1924–1932

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1924; 1932

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1924–1932

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1924; 1932

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1925–1927

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1925; 1927

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1925–1927

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1925; 1927

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1925–1927

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1925; 1927

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1927

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1927

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1931–1938

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1931; 1937; 1938

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1931–1938

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1931; 1937; 1938

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1931–1938

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1931; 1937; 1938

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Kissel Avenue, 1932

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Kissel Avenue

    1932

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Kissel Avenue, 1932

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Kissel Avenue

    1932

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1905–1933

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1905; 1926; 1933

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1905–1933

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

    1905; 1926; 1933

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Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street, 1925–1927

Photo 7 of 16 at Richmond Terrace & Tysen Street, Staten Island

Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Tysen Street

1925; 1927

Richmond Terrace, south side, between Tysen Street and Kissel Avenue. Shown are two buildings and a summer playhouse of the Home for Sailors' Orphans, part of Sailors' Snug Harbor. The orphans' home is located on the east side of Kissel Avenue, slightly north of Castleton Avenue. The buildings were later demolished. View 1: October 21, 1925 View 2: January, 1927 View 3: June 30, 1927 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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