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East 177th Street & Powell Avenue, Bronx

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  • Bronx: 177th Street (East) - Powell Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: 177th Street (East) - Powell Avenue

    1938

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Bronx: 177th Street (East) - Powell Avenue, 1938

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Bronx: 177th Street (East) - Powell Avenue

1938

E. 177th Street, north side, west from Powell Avenue to Olmstead Avenue. The 6 story apartment house bears No. 2101 E. 177th Street. May 10, 1938. P.L. Sperr

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