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Lafayette Avenue & Metcalf Avenue, Bronx

3 historical photos taken here in 1928, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Metcalf Avenue - Lafayette Avenue, 1928

    Bronx: Metcalf Avenue - Lafayette Avenue

    1928

  • Bronx: Lafayette Avenue - Metcalf Avenue, 1928

    Bronx: Lafayette Avenue - Metcalf Avenue

    1928

  • Bronx: Lafayette Avenue - Metcalf Avenue, 1928

    Bronx: Lafayette Avenue - Metcalf Avenue

    1928

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Metcalf Avenue - Lafayette Avenue, 1928

Photo 1 of 3 at Lafayette Avenue & Metcalf Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: Metcalf Avenue - Lafayette Avenue

1928

Metcalf Ave. (foreground, not seen), west side, between Lafayette and Seward Aves. The view is in a southwesterly direction showing a cultivated field. In the background is visible the coke plant of the Consolidated Edison Company. July 30, 1928. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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