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East 134th Street & Brown Place, Bronx

6 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 134th Street (East) - Brown Place, 1931–1937

    Bronx: 134th Street (East) - Brown Place

    1931; 1937

  • Bronx: 134th Street (East) - Brown Place, 1931–1937

    Bronx: 134th Street (East) - Brown Place

    1931; 1937

  • Bronx: 134th Street (East) - Brown Place, 1937

    Bronx: 134th Street (East) - Brown Place

    1937

  • Bronx: Southern Boulevard - Brown Place, 1937

    Bronx: Southern Boulevard - Brown Place

    1937

  • Bronx: Brown Place - 134th Street (East), 1937

    Bronx: Brown Place - 134th Street (East)

    1937

  • Bronx: 134th Street (East) - Brown Place, 1937

    Bronx: 134th Street (East) - Brown Place

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 134th Street (East) - Brown Place, 1931–1937

Photo 1 of 6 at East 134th Street & Brown Place, Bronx

Bronx: 134th Street (East) - Brown Place

1931; 1937

(1) 489 to 463 East 134th Street, at, adjoining and west of the N.W. corner of Brown Place. April 12, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, at a later date, after the houses were razed to make way for the construction of an approach to the Triborough Bridge. May 11, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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