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East 162nd Street & Melrose Avenue, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Melrose Avenue - 162nd Street (East), 1941

    Bronx: Melrose Avenue - 162nd Street (East)

    1941

  • Bronx: 162nd Street (East) - Melrose Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 162nd Street (East) - Melrose Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Melrose Avenue - 162nd Street (East), 1941

Photo 1 of 2 at East 162nd Street & Melrose Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: Melrose Avenue - 162nd Street (East)

1941

Melrose Avenue, west side, north from E. 162nd Street. A viaduct carries the avenue across the New Haven Railroad tracks above 163rd Street. P. L. Sperr April 30, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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