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Sedgwick Avenue & West 170th Street, Bronx

36 historical photos taken here between 1897 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [Harlem River (North) - Harlem Bridge.], 1897–1923

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [Harlem River (North) - Harlem Bridge.]

    1897; 1910; 1923

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [Harlem River (North) - Harlem Bridge.], 1897–1923

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [Harlem River (North) - Harlem Bridge.]

    1897; 1910; 1923

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge - Harlem Speedway.], 1897

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge - Harlem Speedway.]

    1897

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [Harlem River (North) - Harlem Bridge.], 1897–1923

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [Harlem River (North) - Harlem Bridge.]

    1897; 1910; 1923

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge - Harlem Speedway.], 1897

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge - Harlem Speedway.]

    1897

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge., 1900

    Bridges - Washington Bridge.

    1900

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge over Harlem River (North)., 1903

    Bridges - Washington Bridge over Harlem River (North).

    1903

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge over Harlem River - Harlem River Speedway., 1909

    Bridges - Washington Bridge over Harlem River - Harlem River Speedway.

    1909

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge [spans the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx - High Bridge (North).], 1920

    Bridges - Washington Bridge [spans the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx - High Bridge (North).]

    1920

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge (Northwest).], 1923

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge (Northwest).]

    1923

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge.], 1923

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge.]

    1923

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge.], 1923

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge.]

    1923

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge (North) - Harlem Bridge.], 1923–1937

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge (North) - Harlem Bridge.]

    1923; 1937

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge (North) - Harlem Bridge.], 1923–1937

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge (North) - Harlem Bridge.]

    1923; 1937

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge (Northwest).], 1923

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge (Northwest).]

    1923

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [Manhattan end - View of a single arch.], 1923–1926

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [Manhattan end - View of a single arch.]

    1923; 1926

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [Manhattan end - View of a single arch.], 1923–1926

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [Manhattan end - View of a single arch.]

    1923; 1926

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge [Harlem Bridge] - Harlem River., 1928

    Bridges - Washington Bridge [Harlem Bridge] - Harlem River.

    1928

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge [spans the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx.], 1930

    Bridges - Washington Bridge [spans the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx.]

    1930

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge [spans the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx.], 1930

    Bridges - Washington Bridge [spans the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx.]

    1930

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge [spans the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx.], 1930

    Bridges - Washington Bridge [spans the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx.]

    1930

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge [spans the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx.], 1930

    Bridges - Washington Bridge [spans the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx.]

    1930

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge.], 1934–1937

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge.]

    1934; 1935; 1937

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge.], 1934–1937

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge.]

    1934; 1935; 1937

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge.], 1934–1937

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge.]

    1934; 1935; 1937

  • Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - 170th Street (West), 1936

    Bronx: Sedgwick Avenue - 170th Street (West)

    1936

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - Harlem River - [High Bridge.], 1940

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - Harlem River - [High Bridge.]

    1940

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge - Harlem River - [High Bridge.], 1940

    Bridges - Washington Bridge - Harlem River - [High Bridge.]

    1940

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge., 1945

    Bridges - Washington Bridge.

    1945

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge., 1945

    Bridges - Washington Bridge.

    1945

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge.

    1945

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge.

    1945

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge.

    1945

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge.

    Unknown

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge over Harlem River (North).

    Unknown

  • Bridges - Washington Bridge over Harlem River (North).

    Unknown

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Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge (Northwest).], 1923

Photo 15 of 36 at Sedgwick Avenue & West 170th Street, Bronx

Bridges - Washington Bridge - [High Bridge (Northwest).]

1923

(1) View of Washington Bridge, looking northeast from High Bridge, into the Bronx. October 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster, Collection. (2) The same, a little closer. October 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster, Collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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