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Broadway & West 251st Street, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here in 1935, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 251st Street (West) - Broadway, 1935

    Bronx: 251st Street (West) - Broadway

    1935

  • Bronx: Broadway - 251st Street (West), 1935

    Bronx: Broadway - 251st Street (West)

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 251st Street (West) - Broadway, 1935

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Bronx: 251st Street (West) - Broadway

1935

West 251st Street, north side, between Broadway and Post Road. The houses, the rears of which are seen, are situated on Post Road, at, adjoining and north of the N.E. corner of West 251st Street. The small drive-way, on which automobiles are parked is the old Albany Post Road, at this date (1937) non-existent. July 18, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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