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Grand Concourse & East 153rd Street, Bronx

16 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1915

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1915

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1926

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1926

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1928–1940

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1928; 1940

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1928–1940

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1928; 1940

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1928–1940

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1928; 1940

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1936–1937

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1936; 1937

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1936–1937

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1936; 1937

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1936

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1936

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1936–1937

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1936; 1937

  • Bronx: 153rd Street (East) - Grand Concourse, 1936

    Bronx: 153rd Street (East) - Grand Concourse

    1936

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1936

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1936

  • Bridges - Harlem River Bridges - 153rd Street Bridge., 1936

    Bridges - Harlem River Bridges - 153rd Street Bridge.

    1936

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1937

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1937

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1940

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1940

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1940

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1940

  • Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1940

    Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

    1940

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  • Grand Concourse & East 156th Street, Bronx (5 photos)
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Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East), 1937

Photo 13 of 16 at Grand Concourse & East 153rd Street, Bronx

Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

1937

Grand Concourse (Mott Ave.), north from a point slightly south of East 153rd to and including East 156th Streets. Prominently shown is the Morgan Laundry (buildings with chimney) at No. 700 and north of it, construction work in progress on new apartment houses. April 30, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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