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Independence Avenue & Palisade Avenue, Bronx

8 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Palisade Avenue - Independence Avenue, 1932–1937

    Bronx: Palisade Avenue - Independence Avenue

    1932; 1937

  • Bronx: Palisade Avenue - Independence Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: Palisade Avenue - Independence Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue, 1937–1939

    Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue

    1937; 1939

  • Bronx: Palisade Avenue - Independence Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: Palisade Avenue - Independence Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue, 1937–1939

    Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue

    1937; 1939

  • Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue, 1937–1939

    Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue

    1937; 1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue, 1937–1939

Photo 6 of 8 at Independence Avenue & Palisade Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: Independence Avenue - Palisade Avenue

1937; 1939

(1) Independence Avenue (lower left corner across face of view), north from Palisade Avenue, showing part of Spuyten Duyvil Hill, in the Bronx, west of the Henry Hudson Bridge. In the right background, at W. 227th Street, is the Henry Hudson Monument; on the left, among the trees, is the Berrien House, dating back to pre-Revolutionary days. May 25, 1937 P. L. Sperr (2) Another view of the same area. July 15, 1939 P. L. Sperr (3) A more extensive view of Spuyten Duyvil Hill, with the Henry Hudson Bridge appearing on the right. In the lower left hand corner is the Spuyten Duyvil station of the New York Central Railroad and in the center background, perched atop the hill, is the new St. Frances Schervier Hospital, Catholic institution for the aged. July 15, 1939 P. L. Sperr

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