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

Photo 1 of 16 at Grand Concourse & East 153rd Street, Bronx

Bronx: Grand Concourse - 153rd Street (East)

1915

Grand Concourse (Mott Ave.), north from and including East 153rd Street. On the left is Franz Sigel Park, and on the extreme right appears part of the Melrose freight yard of the New York Central Railroad. 1915.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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