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Schurz Avenue & Tremont Avenue, Bronx

4 historical photos taken here between 1906 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Tremont Avenue (East - Schurz Avenue, 1906

    Bronx: Tremont Avenue (East - Schurz Avenue

    1906

  • Bronx: Tremont Avenue (East - Schurz Avenue, 1906

    Bronx: Tremont Avenue (East - Schurz Avenue

    1906

  • Bronx: Schurz Avenue - Tremont Avenue (East), 1928–1940

    Bronx: Schurz Avenue - Tremont Avenue (East)

    1928; 1940

  • Bronx: Schurz Avenue - Tremont Avenue (East), 1928–1940

    Bronx: Schurz Avenue - Tremont Avenue (East)

    1928; 1940

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Bronx: Tremont Avenue (East - Schurz Avenue, 1906

Photo 1 of 4 at Schurz Avenue & Tremont Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: Tremont Avenue (East - Schurz Avenue

1906

(1) East Tremont Ave., east side, between Schurtz Ave. and Silver Beach Place, showing the Cedar of Lebanon. It stands on the grounds of the former Huntington estate (prior to that the Havemeyer estate) and was brougut here and planted in 1790 by Philip Livingston. It is declared to be the finest specimen of its kind in the United States. The tree is still standing at this writing (1937). 1906. Gift of Randall Comfort.

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