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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:


Williams Avenue, from Pitkin Avenue south to New Lots Avenue

Odd building numbers.

Click on this link for the even building number photographs.

 

275

281

Auto Tops, etc.

 

283

289

307

Hair Goods-Toilet Articles.

 

309

311

315

317

319

321

323

 

327

329

331

333

 

335

339

341

343

 

367

Congregation Agudas Achim
Bnai Hrb (?).

(361: Ahavath Achim B'nai Pesakh)

 

369

371

375

 

377

379-381

387-389

391

 

393

395

399

403

Alice (Beauty Parlor).

 

407

Chinese Laundry.

405: Stationery, Cigars, Soda.

 

411

Tailor.

 

413

The Peoples Barber Shop.

 

439

445

449

453

457

 

497

Supreme Theatre.

The El.

 

499

503

505

 

509

511

515

517

 

517

 (2nd photo; maybe not 517)

 

521

535

Fancy Grocery -- Dairy -- Appetizing.

539

541

545

547

551

 

553

557

559

563

 

565

569

563

565

 

569

 

571

575

577

581

601

603

605

 

607

 

609

611

Beth Hamedrash Hagadol
of East New York.

 

615

639

641

643

645

 

649

 

     


 

 

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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