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Hollywood Avenue & Schurz Avenue, Bronx

6 historical photos taken here between 1906 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Hollywood Avenue - Schurz Avenue, 1906

    Bronx: Hollywood Avenue - Schurz Avenue

    1906

  • Bronx: Hollywood Avenue - Schurz Avenue, 1926

    Bronx: Hollywood Avenue - Schurz Avenue

    1926

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.], 1940

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.]

    1940

  • Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.], 1940

    Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.]

    1940

  • Bronx: Hollywood Avenue - Schurz Avenue, 1940

    Bronx: Hollywood Avenue - Schurz Avenue

    1940

  • Bronx: Hollywood Avenue - Schurz Avenue, 1940

    Bronx: Hollywood Avenue - Schurz Avenue

    1940

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Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.], 1940

Photo 3 of 6 at Hollywood Avenue & Schurz Avenue, Bronx

Bridges - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge - [Old Ferry Point, Bronx - Whitestone, Queens.]

1940

Bronx-Whitestone Bridge: Two views of the $18,000,000 suspension bridge, fourth longest in the world, connecting Old Ferry Point, Bronx, and Whitestone, Queens. View 1 is southwestward from Hollywood and Schurz Avenues; view 2, north from and across Clason Point, both in the Bronx. For additional information see "The New York Times," April 30, 1939. View 1: August 15, 1940 View 2: August 21, 1940 P. L. Sperr

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