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147th Street & Wales Avenue, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here between 1938 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 147th Street - Wales Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: 147th Street - Wales Avenue

    1938

  • Bronx: 147th Street - Wales Avenue, 1940

    Bronx: 147th Street - Wales Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 147th Street - Wales Avenue, 1940

Photo 2 of 2 at 147th Street & Wales Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: 147th Street - Wales Avenue

1940

E. 147th Street, at the N. W. corner of Wales Avenue (right), showing a row of steel garages. August 16, 1940 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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