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East 137th Street & Cypress Avenue, Bronx

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  • Bronx: 137th Street (East) - Cypress Avenue, 1932

    Bronx: 137th Street (East) - Cypress Avenue

    1932

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Bronx: 137th Street (East) - Cypress Avenue, 1932

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Bronx: 137th Street (East) - Cypress Avenue

1932

675 to 681 (left to right) East 137th Street, north side, east of the N.E. corner of Cypress Ave. The 2-story frame house, set back behind the bushes on the right, bears No. 681. The barn between the two houses has no number indicated. About 1932. P. L. Sperr.

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