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Broadway & West 225th Street, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1911 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Bridges - Farmers Bridge., 1911

    Bridges - Farmers Bridge.

    1911

  • Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River - [Broadway - 225th Street.], 1926–1937

    Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River - [Broadway - 225th Street.]

    1926; 1927; 1937

  • Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River - [Broadway - 225th Street.], 1926–1937

    Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River - [Broadway - 225th Street.]

    1926; 1927; 1937

  • Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River - [Broadway - 225th Street.], 1926–1937

    Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River - [Broadway - 225th Street.]

    1926; 1927; 1937

  • Manhattan: 225th Street (West) - Broadway, 1927–1935

    Manhattan: 225th Street (West) - Broadway

    1927; 1935

  • Manhattan: 225th Street (West) - Broadway, 1927–1935

    Manhattan: 225th Street (West) - Broadway

    1927; 1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - [225th Street], 1927

    Manhattan: Broadway - [225th Street]

    1927

  • Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River., 1939

    Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River.

    1939

  • Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River., 1939

    Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River.

    1939

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 225th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: Broadway - 225th Street (West)

    1939

  • Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River., 1939

    Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River.

    1939

  • Manhattan: Broadway - 225th Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: Broadway - 225th Street (West)

    1939

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Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River., 1939

Photo 9 of 12 at Broadway & West 225th Street, Manhattan

Bridges - Broadway Bridge - Harlem River.

1939

Harlem River Bridges: 225th Street-Broadway-- The vehicular and subway bridge over the northern tip of Manhattan island at 225th Street. Broadway rons over the bridge. The views are east along the river, showing Baker field in the right foreground and Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx, in the background. View 3 is in a northwesterly direction and shows apartment houses on Marble Hill. P. L. Sperr 1939 Views 1-3

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