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East 178th Street & Hughes Avenue, Bronx

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  • Bronx: 178th Street (East) - Hughes Avenue, 1926

    Bronx: 178th Street (East) - Hughes Avenue

    1926

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Bronx: 178th Street (East) - Hughes Avenue, 1926

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Bronx: 178th Street (East) - Hughes Avenue

1926

East 178th Street, west from (No. 623) but not including Hughes Ave. (right), to (No. 591) and including Arthur Ave. Also shown is a general view, in a northwesterly direction, as seen from the Bergen Building, at the S.E. corner of East Tremont and Arthur Aves. The south side of East 178th Street, seen as being occupied by a 2-story frame house and clearances, is at this date (1938) occupied by two large 6-story apartment houses. May 1926. Brown Brothers.

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