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FDNY Engine 61
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Girl at the entrance to the Engine 61 station house, August 3, 1928. The wood-frame station house was replaced by a new two-story brick structure in 1929.
1535 Silver Street
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Poplar (left) and Silver Streets, Westchester Square, August 25, 1935.
1478 Williamsbridge Road
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The two buildings that are seen in the middle of the frame at nos. 1478 and 1476 still stand!
Westchester Square Hospital
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Westchester Square Hospital, 1931. The hospital, which opened in 1929, was enlarged twice during the 1940s. The present facility is operated by the Montefiore Medical Center.
1515 Williamsbridge Road
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1515 Williamsbridge Road, 1928.
63-65 Westchester Square
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Shops on the eastern side of Westchester Square, ca. 1913. At left is the James Butler grocery store. Butler, an Irish immigrant, founded a successful chain of grocery stores in the 1880s. Forgotten today, Butler’s chain was once the sixth-largest in the country, with over 1,100 locations.
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1515 Williamsbridge Road
Poplar Street and Williamsbridge Road
Bronx: Poplar Street - Williamsbridge Road Poplar Street (extreme right), at Williamsbridge Road (foreground, not seen). The view is northeastward along the tracks of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and shows its Westchester station. The location of the station house is about 50 feet north of Poplar Street, between Williamsbridge and Eastchester Roads. August 3, 1928. P. L. Sperr.
1500 Williamsbridge Road
Bronx: Eastchester Road - Williamsburg Road Eastchester Road (foreground), north side, at Williamsbridge Road, showing at the N.E. corner of the latter, the 2-story frame house of Daly's Grill and Restaurant. The view is in an easterly direction. August 25, 1935. P. L. Sperr.
FDNY Engine 61
1535 Silver Street
1478 Williamsbridge Road
2626 EAST TREMONT AVENUE
2626 EAST TREMONT AVENUE
1625 Benson Street
Bronx: Benson Street - St. Raymond Avenue (1) Benson Street, west side, between St. Raymond Ave. and Maclay Ave., showing the north side of an old house as seen from Maclay Ave. August 3, 1928. P. L. Sperr. (2) A view of the south side of the house as seen from Benson Street, at a later date. August 25, 1935. P. L. Sperr.
1625 Benson Street
Bronx: Benson Street - St. Raymond Avenue (1) Benson Street, west side, between St. Raymond Ave. and Maclay Ave., showing the north side of an old house as seen from Maclay Ave. August 3, 1928. P. L. Sperr. (2) A view of the south side of the house as seen from Benson Street, at a later date. August 25, 1935. P. L. Sperr.
1442 Williamsbridge Road
Bronx: Williamsbridge Road - Halperin Avenue 1438 to 1444 Williamsbridge Road, east side, north from but not including Halperin to St. Ramond Aves., showing No. 1438, the Westchester branch of the United States Post Office. August 25, 1935 P. L. Sperr.
Traffic Court
Bronx 107, Traffic Court, 1400 Williamsbridge Road; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
1562 Hering Avenue
Bronx: Hering Avenue - Sacket Avenue 1562 to 1572 Hering Ave., east side, between Sacket and Pierce Aves. The view is northward. About 1924.
2754 East Tremont Avenue
Bronx: Tremont Avenue (East - Frisby Avenue E. Tremont Avenue, at, adjoining, and north of the N.W. corner of Frisby Avenue. On the corner is the old print shop of the Westchester Globe, a landmark in this area, bearing 2754 E. Tremont Avenue. View 2 shows numbers 2754 and 2752, the latter being the law office of Harry Kempner, also seen in view 1. These two parcels of property, in their first change of ownership in sixty-two years, were sold by the estate of John H. Nichols early in September, 1940, the two frame buildings to be replaced by a one-story taxpayer. P.L.Sperr View 1: August 3, 1928 View 2: August 25, 1935
1598 Hering Avenue
Bronx: Hering Avenue - Pierce Avenue Hering Ave., east side, south from Pierce to Sacket Aves. About 1924.
2521 Glebe Avenue
Bronx: Glebe Avenue - Saint Peters Avenue 2521 and 2527 Glebe Ave., north side, between Saint Peters Ave. and Overing Street. August 3, 1928. P. L. Sperr.
48 Westchester Square
48 Westchester Square
Bronx: Westchester Avenue - Tremont Avenue (East) Westchester Square (East Tremont Ave.), east side, north from but not including Fink to Roberts Aves. July 9, 1928. P. L. Sperr.
48 Westchester Square
2460 East Tremont Avenue
Bronx: Tremont Avenue (East - Seddon Street E. Tremont Avenue, at the S. E. corner of Seddon Street, showing an old frame dwelling. June 22, 1940 P. L. Sperr
Westchester Square Hospital
2551 TRATMAN AVENUE
2551 TRATMAN AVENUE
63-65 Westchester Square
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