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East 140th Street & Willis Avenue, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Willis Avenue - 140th Street (East), 1941

    Bronx: Willis Avenue - 140th Street (East)

    1941

  • Bronx: 140th Street (East) - Willis Avenue, 1941

    Bronx: 140th Street (East) - Willis Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Willis Avenue - 140th Street (East), 1941

Photo 1 of 2 at East 140th Street & Willis Avenue, Bronx

Bronx: Willis Avenue - 140th Street (East)

1941

Willis Avenue, north from E. 140th Street, showing the buildings on the east side of the avenue and the Willis Avenue Methodist Church, at E. 141st Street. P. L. Sperr April 29, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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