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Park Avenue & East 162nd Street, Bronx

3 historical photos taken here between 1938 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Park Avenue - 162nd Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Park Avenue - 162nd Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: Park Avenue - 162nd Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Park Avenue - 162nd Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: Washington Avenue - 162nd Street (East), 1941

    Bronx: Washington Avenue - 162nd Street (East)

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Park Avenue - 162nd Street (East), 1938

Photo 2 of 3 at Park Avenue & East 162nd Street, Bronx

Bronx: Park Avenue - 162nd Street (East)

1938

(1) Park Avenue, at the S.E. corner of East 162nd Street, showing the Melrose Station of the New York and Harlem Division of the New York Central Railroad. This is the south side of the station. February 17, 1938. P. L. Sperr. (2) Another view of the station as seen from East 161st Street. February 17, 1938. P. L. Sperr.

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