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 188th Street & Hoffman Street, Bronx

6 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1938, oldest first.

See this spot on the map

Photos

  • Bronx: Hoffman Street - 188th Street (East), 1936

    Bronx: Hoffman Street - 188th Street (East)

    1936

  • Bronx: Hoffman Street - 188th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Hoffman Street - 188th Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: 188th Street (East) - Hoffman Street, 1938

    Bronx: 188th Street (East) - Hoffman Street

    1938

  • Bronx: 188th Street (East) - Hoffman Street, 1938

    Bronx: 188th Street (East) - Hoffman Street

    1938

  • Bronx: Hoffman Street - 188th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Hoffman Street - 188th Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: 188th Street (East) - Hoffman Street, 1938

    Bronx: 188th Street (East) - Hoffman Street

    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

  • 189th Street & Hoffman Street, Bronx (4 photos)
  • 187th Street & Lorillard Place, Bronx (4 photos)
  • Arthur Avenue & East 188th Street, Bronx (2 photos)
  • Bathgate Avenue & 187th Street, Bronx (3 photos)
  • Arthur Avenue & 186th Street, Bronx (2 photos)
  • Washington Avenue & 3rd Avenue, Bronx (3 photos)
  • 185th Street & 3rd Avenue, Bronx (2 photos)
  • Washington Avenue & East 189th Street, 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: 188th Street (East) - Hoffman Street, 1938

Photo 3 of 6 at East 188th Street & Hoffman Street, Bronx

Bronx: 188th Street (East) - Hoffman Street

1938

E. 188th Street (left), at the S.E. corner of Hoffman Street. May 4, 1938. P.L. Sperr (s) Another view of the cliff, looking eastward on E. 188th Street. May 4, 19SS. F.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