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Tinton Avenue & East 145th Street, Bronx

4 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Tinton Avenue - 145th Street (East), 1930

    Bronx: Tinton Avenue - 145th Street (East)

    1930

  • Bronx: Southern Boulevard - Tinton Avenue, 1940

    Bronx: Southern Boulevard - Tinton Avenue

    1940

  • Bronx: Tinton Avenue - Southern Boulevard, 1940

    Bronx: Tinton Avenue - Southern Boulevard

    1940

  • Bronx: Tinton Avenue - 145th Street (East), 1940

    Bronx: Tinton Avenue - 145th Street (East)

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Tinton Avenue - 145th Street (East), 1940

Photo 4 of 4 at Tinton Avenue & East 145th Street, Bronx

Bronx: Tinton Avenue - 145th Street (East)

1940

440 Tinton Avenue, west side, from E. 145th to E. 147th Streets, showing the new Samuel Gompers Industrial High School. This view shows the rear of the school, on the east side of Wales Avenue, looking north from E. 145th Street. August 16, 1940 P. L. Sperr

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