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Edgewater Road & Lafayette Avenue, Bronx

3 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Edgewater Road - Lafayette Avenue, 1936

    Bronx: Edgewater Road - Lafayette Avenue

    1936

  • Bronx: Edgewater Road - Lafayette Avenue, 1936

    Bronx: Edgewater Road - Lafayette Avenue

    1936

  • Bronx: Edgewater Road - Lafayette Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: Edgewater Road - Lafayette Avenue

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Edgewater Road - Lafayette Avenue, 1937

Photo 3 of 3 at Edgewater Road & Lafayette Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: Edgewater Road - Lafayette Avenue

1937

Edgewater Road, north from Lafayette Avenue. The thoroughfare had just been paved by the Works Progress Administration. Jan. 13, 1937 W.P.A. Photo Five Boroughs Project

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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