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Streets and Aerials

  • Image of "The Hub" with trolley cars and an elevated subway
    The Hub
  • Image of Bronx County Trust
    138th St. & Third Ave.
  • Image of cars, buildings, people crossing a street and on sidewalks, and an elevated train station. A trolley line is also visible in a cobblestone road.
    149th St. & Courtlandt Ave.
  • Image of a road with cars, buses, taxi,s and the Third Avenue El, as well as a subway station for the 2 and 5 lines.
    149th St., Melrose Ave. & Third Ave.
  • Image of a residential street with streetlights, trees, and cars visible.
    Decatur Avenue
  • Image of a street with cars and street lights in the distance.
    Decatur Avenue
  • Image of buildings, people, and automobiles.
    Fordham Road And University Ave.
  • Image of buildings, cars, and trolley tracks at Fordhman Road. The New York Botanical Gardens are visible in the distance.
    Fordham Road
  • Image of people walking toward an elevated train platform. A lamp post, buildings, and a car at a parking meter are visible, as is a trolley underneath the elevated train platform.
    East 148th St., Willis Ave. & Third Ave.
  • Image of a busy street scene with pedestrians, automobiles, buses, an elevated subway line, taxi and even Hearns Dept. Store employees on strike.
    East 149th St. & Third Ave.
  • Image of trolleys, people, and cars.
    University Ave. And Burnside Ave
  • Image of Bronx County Trust Building, Bronx World War Memorial, and Estey Piano Company clock tower
    139th St. & Third Ave.
  • Image of many houses.
    View North of 149th Street
  • Image of housing and factories. A water tower sits on top of a building.
    View Of The 149th St. Area
  • Air view of 'The Hub' at 149th Street & Third Ave. looking east and showing buildings, s smoke stack spewing fumes, and trolley cars and the elevated subway.
    The ‘Hub’ Area
  • Image of residential and factory buildings. A gas tank and the Hellgate bridge are visible in the distance.
    Looking at the Southeast Bronx
  • Image of many residential buildings.
    The ‘Hub’ Area
  • Image of an overheard view of a proposed planffor decking for the New York Central Railroad yards. Visible items include the Major Deegan Expressway, Yankee Stadium, the County Building, Cardinal Hayes H.S., the 149th St. Post Office, Patterson Houses, and the Melrose Central building of the New York Central Railroad.
    New York Central Plan, Circa 1950s
  • Low aerial view of many city buildings including housing and a church.
    View North of 149th Street
  • Image of housing and vactories. Several vacant lots are also visible.
    View Of The Bronx To The Northwest
  • Aerial view of the Bronx Community College, CUNY campus at University Ave. & W. 181st St. BCC took over this former New York University campus in 1973. Also shown is the surrounding Morris Heights community, the Major Deegan Expressway and the Harlem River.
    Bronx Community College
  • View of the excavation site of the Bronx County Building amd Court on Mott Ave. (now Grand Concourse).
    Bronx County Building Site
  • Aerial image of a rail yard with parked cars, buildings, and highways visible.
    New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Hellgate Yard
  • Image of an aerial photograph of the Jerome Park Reservoir and surrounding areas.
    Jerome Park Reservoir
  • Image of an aerial view of the East Bronx showing Jacobi Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Co-op City in the distance.
    Air View Of The East Bronx
  • Aerial Image of a pier next to a railroad yard. Gypsum appears to be piled everywhere and a sign says "National Gypsum Co."
    National Gypsum Co
  • Image of a gas power plant which borders the water. There is no development in the immediate vicinity but buildings look on in the distance.
    Hunts Point Gas Plant
  • Image of an overhead view of Orchard Beach
    Orchard Beach
  • Image of the New York Botanical Garden as seen from the air
    Aerial View of the New York Botanical Garden
  • Aerial view of sections of Manhattan, The Bronx, and Queens showing bridges, including the Triborough.
    Triborough Bridge Aerial View
  • Aerial view of the Fordham Hill houses. A gas tank is visible to the right, as are railroad lines and other buildings.
    Fordham Hill Houses
  • Aerial view of Liebmann Breweries. Several buildings are visible.
    Eichler Brewery And Then The Liebmann Brewery
  • Image of apartment buildings, medians with trees, sidewalks with people, streetcars, and 1920s-era automobiles.
    Southern Blvd. & E. 180th St
  • Image of construction equipment and debris in an open cut. Buildings flank the open cut.
    Cross Bronx Expressway Under Construction (1 of 2)
  • Image of debris in an open cut. Several workers walk by. Buildings flank the cut, and a bridge is visible in the background.
    Cross Bronx Expressway Under Construction (2 of 2)