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East 146th Street & 3rd Avenue, Bronx

6 historical photos taken here between 1914 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 146th Street (East), 1914

    Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 146th Street (East)

    1914

  • Bronx: 146th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 146th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: 146th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 146th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: 146th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 146th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: 146th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 146th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: 146th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 146th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 146th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

Photo 2 of 6 at East 146th Street & 3rd Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: 146th Street - 3rd Avenue

1941

(1) East 146th Street, north side, west from Third Avenue to College Avenue, the Street making a sharp bend to the left near College Avenue. Note the 146th Street Mission. April 29, 1941 (2) Numbers 345-347 East 146th Street, adjoining the Mission, which can be seen on the right and set back from the building line about one hundred feet. In the background is Public School No. 16? 18? on Courtlandt Avenue. April 29, 1941 P. L. Sperr

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