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Gun Hill Road & White Plains Road, Bronx

6 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Gun Hill Road (East) - White Plains Road, 1928

    Bronx: Gun Hill Road (East) - White Plains Road

    1928

  • Bronx: White Plains Road - Gunhill Road (East), 1936

    Bronx: White Plains Road - Gunhill Road (East)

    1936

  • Bronx: Gun Hill Road (East) - White Plains Road, 1938

    Bronx: Gun Hill Road (East) - White Plains Road

    1938

  • Bronx: Gun Hill Road (East) - White Plains Road, 1938

    Bronx: Gun Hill Road (East) - White Plains Road

    1938

  • Bronx: Gun Hill Road (East) - White Plains Road, 1938

    Bronx: Gun Hill Road (East) - White Plains Road

    1938

  • Bronx: White Plains Road - Gunhill Road (East), 1938

    Bronx: White Plains Road - Gunhill Road (East)

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: White Plains Road - Gunhill Road (East), 1936

Photo 2 of 6 at Gun Hill Road & White Plains Road, Bronx

Bronx: White Plains Road - Gunhill Road (East)

1936

White Plains Road, adjoining to the south East Gunhill Road, showing a public comfort station under construction by the W.P.A. The building stands in a little public square which divides the thoroughfare in two separate lanes. December 14, 1936. Works Progress Administration. Federal Art Project photo.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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