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University Avenue & West 174th Street, Bronx

5 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1924, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Montgomery Avenue - 174th Street (West), 1923

    Bronx: Montgomery Avenue - 174th Street (West)

    1923

  • Bronx: University Avenue - 174th Street (West), 1923

    Bronx: University Avenue - 174th Street (West)

    1923

  • Bronx: Montgomery Avenue - 174th Street (West), 1923

    Bronx: Montgomery Avenue - 174th Street (West)

    1923

  • Bronx: University Avenue - 174th Street (West), 1923

    Bronx: University Avenue - 174th Street (West)

    1923

  • Bronx: University Avenue - 174th Street (West), 1924

    Bronx: University Avenue - 174th Street (West)

    1924

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  • University Avenue & West 175th Street, Bronx (3 photos)
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Bronx: University Avenue - 174th Street (West), 1923

Photo 2 of 5 at University Avenue & West 174th Street, Bronx

Bronx: University Avenue - 174th Street (West)

1923

University Avenue, west side, south from W. 174th Street, showing the heavily wooded grounds of the Academy of the Sacred Heart, the former William B. Ogden estate. the Ogden estate extended west toward Sedgwick Avenue. E. P. Chrystie May 30, 1923 Views 1,2

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