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148th Street & 3rd Avenue, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here between 1926 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 148th Street (East), 1926

    Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 148th Street (East)

    1926

  • Bronx: 148th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 148th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 148th Street (East), 1926

Photo 1 of 2 at 148th Street & 3rd Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 148th Street (East)

1926

Third Ave., north from East 148th Street, showing the Third Ave. Elevated Line structure thereon. In the foreground is the 149th Street station. Intersecting Third Ave., at this point, is Willis Ave. May 1926. Brown Brothers.

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