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Devoe Avenue & East 174th Street, Bronx

8 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Devoe Avenue - 174th Street (East), 1915

    Bronx: Devoe Avenue - 174th Street (East)

    1915

  • Bronx: Devoe Avenue - 174th Street (East), 1915

    Bronx: Devoe Avenue - 174th Street (East)

    1915

  • Bronx: Devoe Avenue - 174th Street (East), 1915

    Bronx: Devoe Avenue - 174th Street (East)

    1915

  • Bronx: Devoe Avenue - Wyatt Street, 1928

    Bronx: Devoe Avenue - Wyatt Street

    1928

  • Bronx: Starlight Amusement Park., 1940

    Bronx: Starlight Amusement Park.

    1940

  • Bronx: Starlight Amusement Park., 1940

    Bronx: Starlight Amusement Park.

    1940

  • Bronx: Starlight Amusement Park., 1940

    Bronx: Starlight Amusement Park.

    1940

  • Bronx: Devoe Avenue - Wyatt Street, 1940

    Bronx: Devoe Avenue - Wyatt Street

    1940

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Bronx: Starlight Amusement Park., 1940

Photo 5 of 8 at Devoe Avenue & East 174th Street, Bronx

Bronx: Starlight Amusement Park.

1940

Starlight Amusement Park (Bronx): The south end of the park showing the swimming pool and reservoir, seen from the E. 174th Street bridge over the Bronx River. The entrance to the park is on the south side of E. 177th Street, at Devoe Avenue. July 18, 1928 Views 1, 2 P. L. Sperr (3) The same, years later. July 23, 1940.

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