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Walton Avenue & East 161st Street, Bronx

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  • Bronx: Walton Avenue - 161st Street (East), 1936

    Bronx: Walton Avenue - 161st Street (East)

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Walton Avenue - 161st Street (East), 1936

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Bronx: Walton Avenue - 161st Street (East)

1936

Walton Ave. (left), north from and including East 161st Street. Also shown, under construction is Joyce Kilmer Park. On the extreme right appears part of Grand Concourse. July 7, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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