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3rd Avenue & East 134th Street, Bronx

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  • Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 134th Street (East), 1937

    Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 134th Street (East)

    1937

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Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 134th Street (East), 1937

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Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 134th Street (East)

1937

Third Ave. (foreground), at East 135th Street. The view is southeastward across the cleared area between East 135th and East 134th Streets which will be constructed into the westerly approach to the Triborough Bridge. P. L. Sperr. July 29, 1937.

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