![86th Street and 22nd Avenue, circa 1915.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/05bf121ffa85c8c2141a0b1b128d32c8/elements/0d674e897351ea10b73c062fcd9a042c/xl/a7021237-f6fd-457b-a26b-edc05a43d995_2x.png)
![86th Street and Bay 17th Street, 1931.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/ad8c6b5060122d9edd3d4a3fae0f2c69/elements/2912daf38d2a1b6099ea61f2d564d4d2/xl/1b12d087-9b6e-499e-b233-f4d6383d042a_2x.png)
![86th and West 12th Street, 1931.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/5f6c6c9bd6cdd509036ce31f95527e5d/elements/ed14eda9f276c1c4d2f629af326b8b1e/xl/291355d3-805c-412c-8c36-dec5991c8016_2x.png)
![86th Street between 25th and 25th Avenues, with the elevated BMT line visible in the lefthand corner of the photo, 1935.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/178c4448a5334ef2268189d041188279/elements/b47312ac8da7471ce8b2217870306561/xl/c0e94f4b-7c93-448f-824b-5efee45c1c06_2x.png)
![The Dime Savings Bank Bensonhurst branch on 86th Street and 19th Avenue, undated.](https://cdn.viewing.nyc/assets/media/c4e5e55e235e525806bd673ca3c375df/elements/27cc0f52089958a6f006a56b77325bed/xl/f63b92fe-d577-4727-8104-67fe86201385_2x.png)
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With numerous subway stops, local businesses and eateries, 86th Street is the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bensonhurst's "main street", though you wouldn't be able to tell from looking at these century-old vintage photographs rounded up by our friends at the Bensonhurst Bean. Check out their accomanying article for more.
via Bensonhurst Bean
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