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143rd Street & Brook Avenue, Bronx

6 historical photos taken here in 1937, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue, 1937

Photo 5 of 6 at 143rd Street & Brook Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: 143rd Street - Brook Avenue

1937

East 143rd Street, west from Brook Avenue. The sign, in the foreground, indicates that the W.P.A. is going to start improvement activities here. March 9, 1937 W.P.A. Photo Five Boroughs Project

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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