Street Scenes; Roads; Construction; Stores; Fire Escapes; Flags
Construction of traverse road at the Grand Concourse and Fordham Rd. This road was
designed by Louis F. Haffen, the first Borough President of the Bronx who also happened to
be an engineer. Note the Bronx County flag displayed on the building to...
Construction in progress for the underpass at the Grand Concourse and Fordham Rd. The traverse road appears completed. Also shows billboard advertising, a horse and wagon, automobiles, double decker buses, stores and apartment buildings with...
Street Scenes; Advertising; Billboards; Transportation; Automobiles; Buses
Completed underpass and traverse road at the intersection of the Grand Concourse and Fordham Rd. Also showing billboard advertising, automobiles, and double decker bus.
On Oct. 27, 1928, a flotilla of ships is led down the Harlem River by the City flagship 'Macon' in celebration of the remodeling of the High Bridge. The bridge piers that had hampered navigation on the river were replaced with a steel arch making...
Stadiums; Traffic; Transportation; Streets and Avenues
Includes references to Yankee Stadium area improvements; the Grand Concourse traverse road and traffic. In--Minutes of the Directors Meeting, Vol. 10, pp. 266-267.
Hospitals; Nursing School; Streets and Avenues; Stadiums; Recreation; Baseball; Football; Incinerators; Garbage Disposal; South Bronx
Notes the selling of Lincoln Hospital to New York City and plans for a nursing school; Grand Concourse traverse road; Yankee Stadium expanded seating; the problem of refuse and the need for incinerators, land dumps and a plan for garbage...
