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River Avenue & 157th Street, Bronx

4 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: River Avenue - 157th Street, 1936

    Bronx: River Avenue - 157th Street

    1936

  • Bronx: River Avenue - 157th Street, 1936

    Bronx: River Avenue - 157th Street

    1936

  • Bronx: River Avenue - 157th Street, 1936

    Bronx: River Avenue - 157th Street

    1936

  • Bronx: 157th Street (East) - River Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 157th Street (East) - River Avenue

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 157th Street (East) - River Avenue, 1937

Photo 4 of 4 at River Avenue & 157th Street, Bronx

Bronx: 157th Street (East) - River Avenue

1937

East 157th Street (foreground), at the N.W. corner of River Ave., showing construction work in progress on part of the Yankee Stadium, American League baseball park. On the right is the elevated structure of the I.R.T. Jerome Ave. subway line, on River Ave. April 30, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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