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Valles Avenue & West 254th Street, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here in 1937, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Valles Avenue - 254th Street (West), 1937

    Bronx: Valles Avenue - 254th Street (West)

    1937

  • Bronx: Valles Avenue - 254th Street (West), 1937

    Bronx: Valles Avenue - 254th Street (West)

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Valles Avenue - 254th Street (West), 1937

Photo 1 of 2 at Valles Avenue & West 254th Street, Bronx

Bronx: Valles Avenue - 254th Street (West)

1937

Valles Avenue, north from W. 254th Street, showing the Works Progress Administration conducting a highway project. Jan. 6, 1937 W.F.A. Photo Five Boroughs Project (2) The same, at a later date. March 10, 1937 W.P.A. Photo Five Boroughs Project

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