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Washington Avenue & East 173rd Street, Bronx

1 historical photo taken here in 1900.

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  • Bronx: Washington Avenue - 173rd Street (East), 1900

    Bronx: Washington Avenue - 173rd Street (East)

    1900

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Washington Avenue - 173rd Street (East), 1900

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Bronx: Washington Avenue - 173rd Street (East)

1900

Washington Ave., north from but not including East 173rd Street, showing the thoroughfare before it was widened. 1900. Gift of Randall Comfort.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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