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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: Broadway - 251st Street (West), 1935

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Bronx: Broadway - 251st Street (West)

1935

Broadway, west side, between West 251st and 252nd Streets, showing greenhouses in the background, directly off the east side of Post Road. July 18, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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