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East 153rd Street & Sheridan Avenue, Bronx

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  • Bronx: 153rd Street (East) - Sheridan Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 153rd Street (East) - Sheridan Avenue

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 153rd Street (East) - Sheridan Avenue, 1937

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Bronx: 153rd Street (East) - Sheridan Avenue

1937

East 153rd Street, north side, between Sheridan and Park Aves. (vantage-point). The view is northward across the Melrose car yard of the New York Central Railroad. April 30, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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