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Southern Boulevard & 149th Street, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Southern Boulevard - 149th Street, 1922

    Bronx: Southern Boulevard - 149th Street

    1922

  • Tenements & storefronts; S. M. D… Deli & Groceries: 540-544 Southern Blvd-E. 149th St.?, Bronx, 1937

    Tenements & storefronts; S. M. D… Deli & Groceries: 540-544 Southern Blvd-E. 149th St.?, Bronx

    1937

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Bronx: Southern Boulevard - 149th Street, 1922

Photo 1 of 2 at Southern Boulevard & 149th Street, Bronx

Bronx: Southern Boulevard - 149th Street

1922

Southern Boulevard, north from East 149th Street. The cleared area at the N.E. corner of the aforementioned thoroughfares is now (1938) occupied by a large 5-story apartment house. About 1922. Joseph P. Day.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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