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The Streets of East New York and Brownsville
Slide shows of photographs taken of these two sections of Brooklyn, New York
for tax purposes by New York City, between 1939 and 1941.

The following:


Pennsylvania Avenue, from Pitkin Avenue south to New Lots Avenue

Even building numbers.

Click on this link for the odd building number photographs.

 

234

236

Penn Pharmacy.

 

244

248

250

252

264

266

 

268

270

272

Chevre B'nai Jacob Anshei Sphard Synagogue.

276

Alto Photo Studio
and Print Shop.

 

288

Candy Store?

290

Blake Laundry.

292

Hecker's (Food Store?)

294

Pennsylvania Candy Co.

 

296

298

300

302

 

306

 

314

318

340

Candy store.

 

346

350

 

354

366

 

 

378

404-452

 

456

464

468

470

474

478

 

480

484

486

490

 

492

498

504

Men's clothing.

512-516

H. Ruvinsky's Pharmacy.

 

518

534

536

540

Doctor William S. Crosof
(aka Krosof).

 

540(b)

542

546

548

 

552

554

Jack's Home & Auto Radio Service.

 

558

560

564

566

A. Dreizen Cut-Rate.

570

Stationery store.

 

572

574

578

580

584

 

586

590

592

596

 

598

602

604

608

 

610

612

616

618

 


 

 

If you would like to find the photograph for a particular building in Brooklyn, search by clicking on the link below:

https://nycma.lunaimaging.com/luna/servlet/view/search/when/1939-1941?q=mediaCollectionId%3d%22NYCMA~7~7%22&sort=borough%2Cblock%2Clot%2Czip_code 

 

Courtesy of the New York City Municipal Archives.

 

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