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Tinton Avenue & East 147th Street, Bronx

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  • Bronx: Tinton Avenue - 147th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Tinton Avenue - 147th Street (East)

    1938

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Bronx: Tinton Avenue - 147th Street (East), 1938

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Bronx: Tinton Avenue - 147th Street (East)

1938

490 to 480 Tinton Avenue, east side, south from E. 147th Street to Southern Boulevard. June 21, 1938. P. L. Sperr.

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