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Barnes Avenue & Van Nest Avenue, Bronx

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  • Bronx: Barnes Avenue - Van Nest Avenue, 1928

    Bronx: Barnes Avenue - Van Nest Avenue

    1928

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Barnes Avenue - Van Nest Avenue, 1928

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Bronx: Barnes Avenue - Van Nest Avenue

1928

1673 to 1649 Barnes Ave. (left), west side, south from Van Nest to Baker Aves. On the south side of Baker Ave. is partly visible the repair shop of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Also shown (extreme right) is No. 790 Van Nest Ave. July 28, 1928. P. L. Sperr.

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