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Bronx Park Avenue & East 179th Street

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  • Bronx: Bronx Park Avenue - 179th Street (East), 1927

    Bronx: Bronx Park Avenue - 179th Street (East)

    1927

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Bronx: Bronx Park Avenue - 179th Street (East), 1927

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Bronx: Bronx Park Avenue - 179th Street (East)

1927

423 Bronx Park Ave., west side, between East 179th and Lebanon Streets. About 1927. W. B. Vernam.

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