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Fieldston Road & West 253rd Street, Bronx

8 historical photos taken here in 1935, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Fieldston Road - 253rd Street (West), 1935

    Bronx: Fieldston Road - 253rd Street (West)

    1935

  • Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Fieldston Road, 1935

    Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Fieldston Road

    1935

  • Bronx: Fieldston Road - 253rd Street (West), 1935

    Bronx: Fieldston Road - 253rd Street (West)

    1935

  • Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Fieldston Road, 1935

    Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Fieldston Road

    1935

  • Bronx: Fieldston Road - 253rd Street (West), 1935

    Bronx: Fieldston Road - 253rd Street (West)

    1935

  • Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Fieldston Road, 1935-04-23

    Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Fieldston Road

    1935-04-23

  • Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Fieldston Road, 1935

    Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Fieldston Road

    1935

  • Bronx: Fieldston Road - 253rd Street (West), 1935

    Bronx: Fieldston Road - 253rd Street (West)

    1935

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Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Fieldston Road, 1935

Photo 4 of 8 at Fieldston Road & West 253rd Street, Bronx

Bronx: 253rd Street (West) - Fieldston Road

1935

West 253rd Street (Riverdale Lane), east of the N.E. corner of Fieldston Road, showing the stable on the residential estate "Knollwood". Bromley's 1900 map shows it to have been on the estate of Geo. Lynn. April 23, 1935 P.L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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