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East 135th Street & Southern Boulevard, Bronx

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  • Bronx: 135th Street (East) - Southern Boulevard, 1934

    Bronx: 135th Street (East) - Southern Boulevard

    1934

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Bronx: 135th Street (East) - Southern Boulevard, 1934

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Bronx: 135th Street (East) - Southern Boulevard

1934

East 135th Street (right), at, adjoining and east of the N.E. corner of Southern Boulevard. The 2-story frame house, at the corner bears No. 164 Southern Boulevard, while the row of 3-story houses bear Nos. 687 to 697 East 135th Street. Also shown (left) is Southern Boulevard, east side, north from East 135th Street. In the foreground, on the south side of the latter street is part of a vast clearance for the construction of the approach to the Triborough Bridge. September 26, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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