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West 247th Street & Palisade Avenue, Bronx

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  • Bronx: 247th Street (West) - Palisade Avenue, 1901

    Bronx: 247th Street (West) - Palisade Avenue

    1901

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Bronx: 247th Street (West) - Palisade Avenue, 1901

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Bronx: 247th Street (West) - Palisade Avenue

1901

West 247th Street, north side, between Palisade Ave. and the Hudson River (near tracks of the New York Central Railroad), showing the Canal Street Cottage. This cottage stood originally on Canal Street, Manhattan, and was floated up on a canal boat and re-erected on its present location in Riverdale. For additional data see Randall Comfort's History of Bronx Borough, p.19. 1901. Randall Comfort.

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