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East 161st Street & Jerome Avenue, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 161st Street (East) - Jerome Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 161st Street (East) - Jerome Avenue

    1941

  • Bronx: 161st Street (East) - Jerome Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 161st Street (East) - Jerome Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 161st Street (East) - Jerome Avenue, 1941

Photo 2 of 2 at East 161st Street & Jerome Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: 161st Street (East) - Jerome Avenue

1941

E. 161st Street, east from the Macombs Dam Bridge ramp (east of Jerome Avenue). On the right is a portion of the Yankee Stadium, and straddling 161st Street is the elevated station of the IRT subway. In the right background is the Bronx County Court House and to its left is the Concourse Plaza Hotel, both at the Grand Concourse. View 2 is east from Cromwell Avenue. P. L. Sperr April 10, 1941 Views 1,2

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