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Jerome Avenue & East 198th Street, Bronx

7 historical photos taken here in 1938, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Jerome Avenue - Stebbins Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: Jerome Avenue - Stebbins Avenue

    1938

  • Bronx: Jerome Avenue - 198th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Jerome Avenue - 198th Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: Jerome Avenue - Stebbins Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: Jerome Avenue - Stebbins Avenue

    1938

  • Bronx: Jerome Avenue - Stebbins Avenue, 1938

    Bronx: Jerome Avenue - Stebbins Avenue

    1938

  • Bronx: Jerome Avenue - 198th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Jerome Avenue - 198th Street (East)

    1938

  • Bronx: Jerome Avenue - 198th Street (East), 1938

    Bronx: Jerome Avenue - 198th Street (East)

    1938

  • Colleges and Universities - Hunter College - [City University of New York.], 1938

    Colleges and Universities - Hunter College - [City University of New York.]

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Jerome Avenue - Stebbins Avenue, 1938

Photo 4 of 7 at Jerome Avenue & East 198th Street, Bronx

Bronx: Jerome Avenue - Stebbins Avenue

1938

(1) Jerome Avenue (extreme right, elevated thereon), west side, north from about East 198th Street. Beyond the causeway, running from right to left, which is Bedford Park Boulevard, is the Concourse yard of the City-Owned Independent System Subway. In the left background appears DEWITT Clinton High School. A new thoroughfare is under construction on the left, in front of Hunter College. It is PAUL AVENUE. May 5, 1938. P. L. Sperr. (2) Another view, looking in a more easterly direction. Across the cliffs is visible the Bedford Park Boulevard station of the I.R.T. Jerome Avenue subway. May 5, 1938. P. L. Sperr. (3) Another view of Bedford Park Boulevard subway station, as seen from the Jerome Avenue cliffs. The view is northwesternward. May 5, 1938. P. L. Sperr.

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