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April 2006Features

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By Luke Bulman

Posted March 20, 2006

Like so many rapidly changing neighborhoods, Brooklyn’s Myrtle Avenue is not the same as it was 25 years ago, nor will it be the same next year. This January Thumb recorded the rhythms of its evolving streetlife.

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Click here to download a PDF of Thumb’s map of Myrtle Avenue.

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