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Grand Concourse & East 162nd Street, Bronx

4 historical photos taken here between 1926 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 162nd Street (East), 1926

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 162nd Street (East)

    1926

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 162nd Street (East), 1928–1936

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 162nd Street (East)

    1928; 1936

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 162nd Street (East), 1928–1936

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 162nd Street (East)

    1928; 1936

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 162nd Street (East), 1928

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 162nd Street (East)

    1928

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Bronx: Grand Concourse - 162nd Street (East), 1926

Photo 1 of 4 at Grand Concourse & East 162nd Street, Bronx

Bronx: Grand Concourse - 162nd Street (East)

1926

Grand Concourse, north from East 162nd Street, showing (left) Joyce Kilmer Park during improvement activities. The two frame buildings in the foreground are stables on the estate of Robert Simpson, at the S.E. corner of East 163rd Street. Also shown is a panoramic view north-westward, the vantage-point being the 10-story Concourse Plaza building, at the N.E. corner of Grand Concourse and East 161st Street. May 1926. Brown Brothers.

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