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Shakespeare Avenue & West 169th Street, Bronx

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  • Bronx: Shakespeare Avenue - 169th Street (West), 1924

    Bronx: Shakespeare Avenue - 169th Street (West)

    1924

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Bronx: Shakespeare Avenue - 169th Street (West), 1924

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Bronx: Shakespeare Avenue - 169th Street (West)

1924

1295 Shakespeare Ave., west side, between West 169th and West 170th Streets. About 1924. W. B. Vernam.

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