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Ferris Avenue & Eastern Boulevard, Bronx

22 historical photos taken here between 1938 and 1948, oldest first.

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  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point.], 1938

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point.]

    1938

  • Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Jay Place, 1938

    Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Jay Place

    1938

  • Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Eastern Boulevard, 1938

    Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Eastern Boulevard

    1938

  • Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Jay Place, 1938

    Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Jay Place

    1938

  • Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Jay Place, 1938

    Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Jay Place

    1938

  • Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Eastern Boulevard, 1938

    Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Eastern Boulevard

    1938

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point.], 1938

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point.]

    1938

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point.], 1938

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point.]

    1938

  • Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Eastern Boulevard, 1938

    Bronx: Ferris Avenue - Eastern Boulevard

    1938

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Connecting Bronx to Queens.], 1939

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Connecting Bronx to Queens.]

    1939

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Connecting Bronx to Queens.], 1939

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Connecting Bronx to Queens.]

    1939

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Midstream on the East River.], 1939

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Midstream on the East River.]

    1939

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Connecting Bronx to Queens.], 1939

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Connecting Bronx to Queens.]

    1939

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Midstream on the East River.], 1939

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Midstream on the East River.]

    1939

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Linking Old Ferry Point, Bronx to Whitestone, Queens.], 1940

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Linking Old Ferry Point, Bronx to Whitestone, Queens.]

    1940

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Linking Old Ferry Point, Bronx to Whitestone, Queens.], 1940

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Linking Old Ferry Point, Bronx to Whitestone, Queens.]

    1940

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Linking Old Ferry Point, Bronx to Whitestone, Queens.], 1940

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [East River - Linking Old Ferry Point, Bronx to Whitestone, Queens.]

    1940

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.], 1940

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.]

    1940

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.], 1940

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.]

    1940

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.], 1940

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.]

    1940

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.], 1948

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.]

    1948

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.]

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.]

    Unknown

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Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point.], 1938

Photo 1 of 22 at Ferris Avenue & Eastern Boulevard, Bronx

Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point.]

1938

Bronx-Whitestone Bridge: A view of the bridge under construction, as seen from the Bronx, near Old Ferry Point. This is a set of three views taken the same day. May 1, 1938. P. L. Sperr

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