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View at the intersection of Southern Blvd. & East 180th St. Crotona Parkway is on the left and Southern Boulevard is shown on the right of the street median. Traffic ran in both directions on these roadways and a trolley car is on the right. On...
Two views of the Farberware plant at Bruckner Blvd. & 143rd St. The upper view shows the plant under construction; and the lower view shows the completed site. Farberware pioneered the manufacture of stainless steel cooking utensils.
Parks; Playgrounds; Street Scenes; Recreation; Wars; Buildings; Highways; Bridges; Organizations; Ethnic Groups
View of the reconstructed and enlarged playground at E. 133rd th St. and Willis Ave. at the Bruckner Blvd. The area was acquired by the the City in 1904 and was controlled by the Dept. of Bridges for access to the Willis Ave. Bridge. The unused...
Interior view of the company at Southern Blvd. between 144th and 145th Sts. Vanmar relocated from Manhattan due to the excellent transportation facilities in the Bronx. Shown here are envelope manufacuturing machines which can produce 3 million...
Plan for the Sheridan Expwy. at the junction of Bruckner Blvd. (lower roadway) in the Hunts Point area. The plan also shows the New Haven Railroad tracks.
Cross Bronx Expwy., under construction at 176th St. & Southern Blvd., looking west toward the temporary Prospect Ave. bridge. Note heavy equipment in use and tenant clothes lines strung from apartment windows in the buildings along the construction...
Cross Bronx Expwy., under construction at 176th St. & Southern Blvd., looking west toward the Prospect Ave. temporary bridge. Note the flag flying over P.S. 44 school building at the far left.
Quonset hut development established for returning veterans after World War II and located at Bruckner Blvd. & Boynton Ave., facing east. In the distance is the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge and Clason Point Gardens, the first low rise housing project in...
Aerial view of the grounds of the New York Botanical Garden, the Bedford Park and Norwood neighborhoods. Also seen is the 52nd Police Precinct, the grounds of the Academy of Mount St. Ursula, and a Third Ave. El station at Bedford Park Blvd.
Air view of Providence Produce Warehouse Co. and railroad yard. Shown are portions of the Triborough Bridge and Bruckner Blvd. The warehouse is south fo 133rd St.
