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East 135th Street & St. Ann's Avenue, Bronx

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  • Bronx: 135th Street (East) - St. Ann's Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 135th Street (East) - St. Ann's Avenue

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 135th Street (East) - St. Ann's Avenue, 1937

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Bronx: 135th Street (East) - St. Ann's Avenue

1937

East 135th Street, east from St. Anns Ave., showing demolition work in progress on the south side of the street to facilitate the construction of the approach to the Triborough Bridge. May 11, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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