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Marion Avenue & Fordham Road, Bronx

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

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  • Bronx: Marion Avenue - Fordham Road, 1936

    Bronx: Marion Avenue - Fordham Road

    1936

  • Bronx: Marion Avenue - Fordham Road, 1936

    Bronx: Marion Avenue - Fordham Road

    1936

  • Bronx: Marion Avenue., 1938; 1938-05-11

    Bronx: Marion Avenue.

    1938; 1938-05-11

  • Bronx: Marion Avenue - Fordham Road, 1938

    Bronx: Marion Avenue - Fordham Road

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Marion Avenue - Fordham Road, 1938

Photo 4 of 4 at Marion Avenue & Fordham Road, Bronx

Bronx: Marion Avenue - Fordham Road

1938

2559 and 2561-69 Marion Avenue, west side, between E. Fordham Road and E. 193rd Street, adjoining the Fordham branch of the New York Public Library. The new building, No. 2559, occupies the site of an old frame dwelling. The view is north. June 16, 1938 P. L. Sperr

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