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Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

5 historical photos taken here between 1917 and 1928, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Broadway - 242nd Street (West), 1917

    Bronx: Broadway - 242nd Street (West)

    1917

  • Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park., 1917

    Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park.

    1917

  • Bronx: 246th Street (West) - Broadway, 1920

    Bronx: 246th Street (West) - Broadway

    1920

  • Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park., 1928; 1928-05-08

    Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park.

    1928; 1928-05-08

  • Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park., 1928; 1928-05-08

    Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park.

    1928; 1928-05-08

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park., 1917

Photo 2 of 5 at Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

Bronx: Van Cortlandt Park.

1917

Van Cortlandt Park (Bronx): Viewing west across the lower end of Van Cortland Lake as it is being filled. On the left is the 242nd Street I.R.T. subway station, on Broadway; on the right is the Horace Mann High School, on West 246th Street. About 1917

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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