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Hoe Avenue & West Farms Road, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here in 1938, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Hoe Avenue - West Farms Road, 1938

    Bronx: Hoe Avenue - West Farms Road

    1938

  • Bronx: Hoe Avenue - West Farms Road

    Bronx: Hoe Avenue - West Farms Road

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Hoe Avenue - West Farms Road, 1938

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Bronx: Hoe Avenue - West Farms Road

1938

Hoe Avenue (left), west side, north from its juncture with West Farms Road, showing St. John's Roman Catholic Church at the S.W. corner of E. 167th Street. The 5 story building, on the right, is No. 1117-1121 West Farms Road. P. L. Sperr April 26, 1938.

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