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West 190th Street & University Avenue, Bronx

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  • Bronx: 190th Street (West) - University Avenue, 1929

    Bronx: 190th Street (West) - University Avenue

    1929

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Bronx: 190th Street (West) - University Avenue, 1929

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Bronx: 190th Street (West) - University Avenue

1929

West 190th Street (right), north side, east from University Ave. to Aqueduct Ave. West, showing, prior to completion, two 6-story apartment houses. The 2-unit building at the N.E. corner of University Ave. is called the Willdan Court. About 1929. Knickerbocker Photo Service.

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