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White Plains Road & East 216th Street, Bronx

5 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 216th Street (East) - White Plains Road, 1928–1932

    Bronx: 216th Street (East) - White Plains Road

    1928; 1932

  • Bronx: 216th Street (East) - White Plains Road, 1928–1932

    Bronx: 216th Street (East) - White Plains Road

    1928; 1932

  • Bronx: White Plains Road - 216th Street (East), 1932

    Bronx: White Plains Road - 216th Street (East)

    1932

  • Bronx: White Plains Road - 216th Street (East), 1932

    Bronx: White Plains Road - 216th Street (East)

    1932

  • Bronx: White Plains Road - 216th Street (East), 1932

    Bronx: White Plains Road - 216th Street (East)

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: White Plains Road - 216th Street (East), 1932

Photo 4 of 5 at White Plains Road & East 216th Street, Bronx

Bronx: White Plains Road - 216th Street (East)

1932

(1) White Plains Road, adjoining the N.W. corner of East 216th Street, showing the Emanuel Baptist Church. November 11, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, as viewed northward from the corner. November 11, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

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