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East 136th Street & Alexander Avenue, Bronx

7 historical photos taken here between 1937 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 136th Street (East) - Alexander Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 136th Street (East) - Alexander Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: Lincoln Avenue - 136th Street (East), 1937

    Bronx: Lincoln Avenue - 136th Street (East)

    1937

  • Bronx: 136th Street (East) - Alexander Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 136th Street (East) - Alexander Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: 136th Street (East) - Alexander Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 136th Street (East) - Alexander Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: 136th Street (East) - Lincoln Avenue, 1937

    Bronx: 136th Street (East) - Lincoln Avenue

    1937

  • Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 137th Street, 1941

    Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 137th Street

    1941

  • Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 137th Street, 1941

    Bronx: 3rd Avenue - 137th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 136th Street (East) - Alexander Avenue, 1937

Photo 3 of 7 at East 136th Street & Alexander Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: 136th Street (East) - Alexander Avenue

1937

(1) East 136th Street, west from number 297 (between Alexander and Lincoln Avenues, showing where the Works Progress Administration is going to start a project. W.P.A.Photo. Five Boroughs Project (2) west from No. 286 and across Lincoln Avenue. May 17, 1937 W.P.A.Photo. Five Boroughs Project (3) The south side of East 136th Street and Third Avenue, looking westward. The three views were taken the same day. March 17, 1937 W.P.A.Photo Five Boroughs Project

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