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River Avenue & East 164th Street, Bronx

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  • Bronx: River Avenue - 164th Street (East), 1936

    Bronx: River Avenue - 164th Street (East)

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: River Avenue - 164th Street (East), 1936

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Bronx: River Avenue - 164th Street (East)

1936

Mullaly Park: A view eastward across the section of the park which is located between East 165th (left) and East 164th Streets. Also shown is the elevated structure of the Woodlawn subway line on River Ave. The vantage-point is the Park Plaza Building on the west side of Jerome Ave. Works Progress Administration. Federal Writers' Project photo. 1936.

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