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Gerard Avenue & East 140th Street, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Gerard Avenue - 140th Street (East), 1930

    Bronx: Gerard Avenue - 140th Street (East)

    1930

  • Bronx: Gerard Avenue - 140th Street (East), 1936

    Bronx: Gerard Avenue - 140th Street (East)

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Gerard Avenue - 140th Street (East), 1930

Photo 1 of 2 at Gerard Avenue & East 140th Street, Bronx

Bronx: Gerard Avenue - 140th Street (East)

1930

Gerard Ave. (foreground), at the N.E. corner of East 140th Street, showing the site upon which was later erected the Cushman Laundry. The 2½-story frame house, in the background, faces on the east side of Walton Ave. November 9, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

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