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Fort Independence St & Giles Place, Bronx

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  • Bronx: Fort Independence St - Giles Place, 1938

    Bronx: Fort Independence St - Giles Place

    1938

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Bronx: Fort Independence St - Giles Place, 1938

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Bronx: Fort Independence St - Giles Place

1938

Fort Independence Street, north side, west from Giles Place. The street makes a sharp bend northward at Heath Avenue. May 6, 1938. P. L. Sperr.

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