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142nd Street & Willis Avenue, Bronx

3 historical photos taken here between 1914 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 142nd Street - Willis Avenue, 1914

    Bronx: 142nd Street - Willis Avenue

    1914

  • Bronx: Willis Avenue - 143rd Street (East), 1941

    Bronx: Willis Avenue - 143rd Street (East)

    1941

  • Bronx: 143rd Street - Willis Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 143rd Street - Willis Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 142nd Street - Willis Avenue, 1914

Photo 1 of 3 at 142nd Street & Willis Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: 142nd Street - Willis Avenue

1914

452 to 456 (right to left) East 142nd Street, south side, between Willis and Brook Aves. 1914.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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