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Sedgwick Avenue & University Avenue, Bronx

11 historical photos taken here between 1934 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue, 1934

    Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue

    1934

  • Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue, 1934

    Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue

    1934

  • Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue, 1934

    Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue

    1934

  • Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue, 1934

    Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue

    1934

  • Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue, 1934

    Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue

    1934

  • Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue, 1936

    Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue

    1936

  • Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - University Avenue

    1937

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Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue, 1934

Photo 5 of 11 at Sedgwick Avenue & University Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: University Avenue - Sedgwick Avenue

1934

(1) University Ave., north from its junction with Sedgwick Ave. (foreground). The 8-story building with the lighthouse tower bears No. 956 and is the home of the H.W. Wilson Co., publishers. May 6, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing the buildings which adjoin the Wilson Building, as seen across the car yards of the Putnam Division of the New York Central Railroad on the west side of Sedgwick Ave. The low frame homes (right) are on the east side of the latter avenue. May 6, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same as view 2, from a point southward (about West 161st Street, as seen fro the small public park near the Harlem River). May 6, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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