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Van Cortlandt Avenue & Villa Avenue, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here in 1938, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Villa Avenue - Van Cortlandt Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: Villa Avenue - Van Cortlandt Avenue

    1938

  • Bronx: Van Cortlandt Avenue - Villa Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: Van Cortlandt Avenue - Villa Avenue

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Van Cortlandt Avenue - Villa Avenue, 1938

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Bronx: Van Cortlandt Avenue - Villa Avenue

1938

Van Cortlandt Avenue, south side, east from (No. 12) and including Villa Avenue to Grand Concourse. May 5, 1938. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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