Skip to main content
VVestiges of New York49,000+ historical photos
MapBrowseAboutGet the iPhone app (opens the App Store)
  1. Browse /
  2. Bronx /
  3. This place

East 172nd Street & Boone Avenue, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1938, oldest first.

See this spot on the map

Photos

  • Bronx: 172nd Street (East) - Boone Avenue, 1928–1938

    Bronx: 172nd Street (East) - Boone Avenue

    1928; 1938

  • Bronx: 172nd Street (East) - Boone Avenue, 1928–1938

    Bronx: 172nd Street (East) - Boone Avenue

    1928; 1938

Stand where these photos were taken

The free OldNYC app for iPhone centers the map on you and shows the historical photos taken closest to where you are.
Download on the App Store (opens the App Store)
QR code that opens OldNYC on the App Store

Or scan with your iPhone

Nearby places

  • East 172nd Street & West Farms Road, Bronx (6 photos)
  • West Farms Road, Bronx (4 photos)
  • Vyse Avenue & East 172nd Street, Bronx (3 photos)
  • Starlight Amusement Park, Bronx (2 photos)
  • Bryant Avenue & 174th Street, Bronx (2 photos)
  • West Farms Road, Bronx (2 photos)
  • East 172nd Street & Hoe Avenue, Bronx (2 photos)
  • East 174th Street & Boone Avenue, Bronx (2 photos)

Explore

  • Map
  • Browse by place
  • Browse by decade

Boroughs

  • Manhattan
  • Brooklyn
  • Queens
  • Bronx
  • Staten Island

About

  • About and contact
  • Privacy

Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

OldNYC for iPhone

Find the historical photos taken closest to where you stand.

Download on the App Store (opens the App Store)QR code that opens OldNYC on the App Store
Bronx: 172nd Street (East) - Boone Avenue, 1928–1938

Photo 1 of 2 at East 172nd Street & Boone Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: 172nd Street (East) - Boone Avenue

1928; 1938

(1) 1031 E. 172nd Street, north side, between Boone Avenue and West Farms Road, showing an old frame dwelling occupying the center of the block. The house, on the extreme right, is at the N.W. corner of West Farms Road. May 31, 1928. P. L. Sperr. (2) The house, at a later date, seen from the opposite direction. April 26, 1938. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

See this spot on the mapView on NYPL Digital Collections (opens in a new tab)

See this photo in high resolution

Zoom into the full-resolution scan in the OldNYC app for iPhone with OldNYC Supporter ($4.99). The free app also centers the map on you, so you can find the photos taken closest to where you stand.
Download on the App Store (opens the App Store)
QR code that opens OldNYC on the App Store

Or scan with your iPhone