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Prospect Avenue & 161st Place, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 161st Place (East), 1928

    Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 161st Place (East)

    1928

  • Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 161st Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 161st Street (East)

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 161st Street (East), 1938

Photo 2 of 2 at Prospect Avenue & 161st Place, Bronx

Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 161st Street (East)

1938

887 Prospect Avenue, west side, between E. 161st and E. 162nd Streets, showing the Franklin Theatre. April 26, 1938. P. L. Sperr

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