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Cauldwell Avenue & East 149th Street, Bronx

4 historical photos taken here in 1938, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Cauldwell Avenue - 149th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Cauldwell Avenue - 149th Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: Cauldwell Avenue - 149th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Cauldwell Avenue - 149th Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: 149th Street (East) - Cauldwell Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: 149th Street (East) - Cauldwell Avenue

    1938

  • Bronx: Cauldwell Avenue - 149th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Cauldwell Avenue - 149th Street (East)

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 149th Street (East) - Cauldwell Avenue, 1938

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Bronx: 149th Street (East) - Cauldwell Avenue

1938

East 149th Street, north side, between Cauldwell and Trinity Aves. The wooden stairway leads up the cliff to several 2-story frame houses facing on an alley called Terrace Place. June 21, 1938. P. L. Sperr.

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