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Adams Street & Van Nest Avenue, Bronx

7 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue, 1928–1938

    Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue

    1928; 1938

  • Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue, 1928

    Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue

    1928

  • Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue, 1928–1938

    Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue

    1928; 1938

  • Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue, 1928–1938

    Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue

    1928; 1938

  • Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue

    1938

  • Bronx: Van Nest Avenue - Adams Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: Van Nest Avenue - Adams Avenue

    1938

  • Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: Adams Street - Van Nest Avenue

    1938

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Bronx: Van Nest Avenue - Adams Avenue, 1938

Photo 6 of 7 at Adams Street & Van Nest Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: Van Nest Avenue - Adams Avenue

1938

Van Nest Ave., north from Adams Street. April 16, 1938. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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