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143rd Street & 3rd Avenue, Bronx

13 historical photos taken here between 1937 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 143rd Street - 3rd Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 143rd Street - 3rd Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: 3rd Avenue - Alexander Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 3rd Avenue - Alexander Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: 143rd Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 143rd Street - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: 143rd Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 143rd Street - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: Alexander Avenue - 142nd Street, 1941

    Bronx: Alexander Avenue - 142nd Street

    1941

  • Bronx: 3rd Avenue - Alexander Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 3rd Avenue - Alexander Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: 143rd Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 143rd Street - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: Alexander Avenue - 142nd Street (East), 1941

    Bronx: Alexander Avenue - 142nd Street (East)

    1941

  • Bronx: Alexander Avenue - 142nd Street, 1941

    Bronx: Alexander Avenue - 142nd Street

    1941

  • Bronx: 3rd Avenue - Alexander Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 3rd Avenue - Alexander Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: Alexander Avenue - 142nd Street (East), 1941

    Bronx: Alexander Avenue - 142nd Street (East)

    1941

  • Bronx: 143rd Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 143rd Street - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: Alexander Avenue - 142nd Street (East), 1941

    Bronx: Alexander Avenue - 142nd Street (East)

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 3rd Avenue - Alexander Avenue, 1941

Photo 2 of 13 at 143rd Street & 3rd Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: 3rd Avenue - Alexander Avenue

1941

Intersection of Third(right) and Alexander Avenues, looking south. The building with the tank on the top is Loew's Scenic Studio. Several four-story buildings formerly occupied the triangular block where the gasoline station is. View 3 shows a closeup of the east side of Third Avenue. P. L. Sperr April 29, 1941 Views 1, 2, 3

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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