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Unionport Road & Olmstead Avenue, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here in 1939, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Unionport Road - Olmstead Avenue, 1939

    Bronx: Unionport Road - Olmstead Avenue

    1939

  • Bronx: Unionport Road - Olmstead Avenue, 1939

    Bronx: Unionport Road - Olmstead Avenue

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Unionport Road - Olmstead Avenue, 1939

Photo 1 of 2 at Unionport Road & Olmstead Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: Unionport Road - Olmstead Avenue

1939

view 1: Unionport Road, n. fr. Olmstead Avenue, showing construction of the Parkchester Houses on the former site of the New York Catholic Protectory. view 2: North of Olmstead Avenue, across Unionport Road. Sept. 4, 1939 P. L. Sperr, photographer

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