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Prospect Avenue & East 165th Street, Bronx

6 historical photos taken here in 1938, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: 165th Street (East) - Prospect Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: 165th Street (East) - Prospect Avenue

    1938

  • Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East)

    1938

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Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East), 1938

Photo 4 of 6 at Prospect Avenue & East 165th Street, Bronx

Bronx: Prospect Avenue - 165th Street (East)

1938

Prospect Avenue, north from (No. 1057) a point between E. 165th and E. 166th Streets. At the S.W. corner of E. 166th Street appears St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church. April 26, 1938. P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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