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Post Road & West 253rd Street, Bronx

6 historical photos taken here in 1935, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Post Road - 253rd Street (West), 1935

    Bronx: Post Road - 253rd Street (West)

    1935

  • Bronx: Post Road - 253rd Street (West), 1935

    Bronx: Post Road - 253rd Street (West)

    1935

  • Bronx: Post Road - 253rd Street (West), 1935

    Bronx: Post Road - 253rd Street (West)

    1935

  • Bronx: Post Road - 253rd Street (West), 1935

    Bronx: Post Road - 253rd Street (West)

    1935

  • Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Post Road, 1935

    Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Post Road

    1935

  • Bronx: Post Road - 253rd Street (West), 1935

    Bronx: Post Road - 253rd Street (West)

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Post Road, 1935

Photo 5 of 6 at Post Road & West 253rd Street, Bronx

Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Post Road

1935

West 253rd Street (Riverdale Lane), north side, west of Post Road. The view is in a northeasterly direction from the above point across the line of the future Henry Hudson Parkway. The brick house, visible in the center, is on the west side of Post Road between West 253rd and West 254th Streets, directly in the course of the proposed parkway. In the background appears Van Cortlandt Park. April 23, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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