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White Plains Road & East 217th Street, Bronx

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  • Bronx: White Plains Road - 217th Street (East), 1916

    Bronx: White Plains Road - 217th Street (East)

    1916

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Bronx: White Plains Road - 217th Street (East), 1916

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Bronx: White Plains Road - 217th Street (East)

1916

3728 to 3736 White Plains Road, at the N.E. corner of E. 217th Street. No. 3728 is occupied by one of the James Butler stores. About 1916

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