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Blackrock Avenue & East 23rd Street, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here between 1926 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Castle Hill Avenue - Blackrock Avenue, 1926

    Bronx: Castle Hill Avenue - Blackrock Avenue

    1926

  • Bronx: Blackrock Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Blackrock Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Blackrock Avenue - 23rd Street (East), 1938

Photo 2 of 2 at Blackrock Avenue & East 23rd Street, Bronx

Bronx: Blackrock Avenue - 23rd Street (East)

1938

Blackrock Avenue, east from but not including Castle Hill Avenue. May 10, 1938. P. L. Sperr.

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