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2715 Creston Avenue image

2715 Creston Avenue
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2715 Creston Avenue, 1925.
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Walton High School
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Walton High School, ca. 1935.
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St. Ursula's Academy
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St. Ursula's Academy, 1922. St. Ursula's, the oldest continuously operating Catholic girls' high school in New York State, was founded in 1855. German Ursuline nuns from St. Louis, at the invitation of a local reverend and the support of the Archbishop, moved to the Melrose area of the Bronx and founded a monastery. Upon its completion, the monastery began to offer classes and quickly attracted pupils from the local German community. The Monastery and Academy were incorporated together by the State in 1868 as the Ursuline Convent. However, the 1874 incorporation of the Bronx into New York City caused the relatively undeveloped land around St. Urusla's to quickly industrialize. This prompted the move to Bedford Park Boulevard in 1892 in order to secure less hectic surroundings for the convent. Its new hilly locale prompted the name to be changed to the Academy of Mount St. Ursula. Though the monastery has since dissolved, the Academy of Mount St. Ursula remains active.
2754 Grand Concourse image

2754 Grand Concourse
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2754 Grand Concourse, ca. 1925.
2830 Grand Concourse image

2830 Grand Concourse
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Town Towers, ca. 1984. This Art Deco apartment building was built in 1931 and designed by Horace Ginsbern, who was the architect for a number of the Art Deco Grand Concourse apartments. The crenelated parapet (the alternating raised and lowered sections of the roofline) called out its style from a distance. The AIA Guide to New York also notes that the lobby of the building is "spectacular." Unfortunately at some point since this photograph was taken the roofline details have been removed, leaving the six-story apartment with a unadorned flat roofline.

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2853 Grand Concourse image

2853 Grand Concourse

\[Intersection of Grand Concourse and East 198th Street: IND Concourse Line] Survey photograph in the Bronx taken prior to construction of the IND Concourse Line. Logbook reads: East 198th Street - East of Concourse. in center of roadway of East 198th Street, looking west, showing general view of roadway and street surface at north and south intersection with Grand Concourse at base line station 0+00, 12:40 P.M.
Boulders on Creston Avenue image

Boulders on Creston Avenue

Bronx: Creston Avenue - 198th Street (East) Creston Ave., west side, between E. 198th Street and Minerva Place. May S, 1938. P. L. Sperr.
2850 Grand Concourse image

2850 Grand Concourse

\[East 198th Street: IND Concourse Line] Survey photograph taken prior to construction of the IND Concourse Line at East 198th Street, east of Concourse, Bronx, NY. The camera is in the center of the roadway looking west showing a general view of the roadway and street surface at 12:38 p.m.
2830 Grand Concourse image

2830 Grand Concourse

\[Town Towers, 2830 Grand Concourse.]
2830 Grand Concourse image

2830 Grand Concourse

\[Town Towers, 2830 Grand Concourse.]
2830 Grand Concourse image

2830 Grand Concourse

\[Detail of the Town Towers façade, 2830 Grand Concourse.]
2830 Grand Concourse image

2830 Grand Concourse

\[Detail of the Town Towers façade, 2830 Grand Concourse.]
2830 Grand Concourse image

2830 Grand Concourse

Bronx: Grand Concourse - 197th Street (East) 2830 (empty lot) and 2842 Grand Concourse, east side, north from East 197th to 198th Streets. The empty lot (No. 2830) at the N.E. corner of East 197th Street is now (1937) occupied by a 6-story apartment house, the Town Towers. May 6, 1928. P. L. Sperr.
2830 Grand Concourse image

2830 Grand Concourse

\[Town Towers, 2830 Grand Concourse.]
213 East 198th Street image

213 East 198th Street

\[East 198th Street: IND Concourse Line] Survey photograph taken prior to construction of the IND Concourse Line at East 198th Street, east of Concourse, Bronx, NY. The camera is in the center of the roadway looking west showing a general view of the roadway and street surface at 12:31 p.m.
2802 Grand Concourse image

2802 Grand Concourse

\[East 197th Street and Grand Concourse: IND Concourse Line, Bronx, NY] Survey photograph taken prior to construction of the IND Concourse Line. Image of Grand Concourse at East 197th Street. Image shows general southward view of east roadway at Sta. 188+25 at 11:52 a.m.
233 East 198th Street image

233 East 198th Street

\[East 198th Street: IND Concourse Line] Survey photograph taken prior to construction of the IND Concourse Line at East 198th Street, east of Concourse, Bronx, NY. The camera is in the center of the roadway looking west showing a general view of the roadway and street surface at 12:25 p.m.
2 East 199th Street image

2 East 199th Street

Bronx: 199th Street (East) - Jerome Avenue 2-18 East 199th Street (left), at the S.E. corner of Jerome Ave., showing the three-unit apartment house, the Wells Court. On the extreme left appears the 5-story building at the S.W. corner of Grand Concourse. About 1929. General Photographic Company.
2916 Grand Concourse image

2916 Grand Concourse

Susan Devin Residence, Bronx, New York
2923 Grand Concourse image

2923 Grand Concourse

Bronx: Grand Concourse - 199th Street (East) 2923 to 2933 Grand Concourse, at, adjoining, and north of the N.W. corner of E. 199th Street. The buildings on the extreme left are on the north side of E. 199th Street. May 5, 1938. P. L. Sperr.
2808 Parkview Terrace image

2808 Parkview Terrace

2808 Parkview Terrace image

2808 Parkview Terrace

Bronx: Jerome Avenue - Morris Avenue Jerome Ave., east side, slightly south of the S.E. corner of Morris Ave., showing a 2-story frame house and shed occupying that site. It adjoins(to the south of)the 6-story apartment house bearing No. 2816. The dirt road shown in the view was formerly known as Parkview Terrace and ran north from East 196th Street to Morris Ave. It is now (1937) the east side of Jerome Ave. The view is in a northerly direction. May 8, 1928. P. L. Sperr.
277 East 198th Street image

277 East 198th Street

Bronx: Bainbridge Avenue - 198th Street (East) Bainbridge Ave., n.w. cor. E. 198h St. P.L. Sperr 8-7-1942 Neg. A-236
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205 East 196th Street

\[Grand Concourse at East 196th Street: IND Concourse Line] Survey photograph in the Bronx taken prior to construction of the IND Concourse Line. Logbook reads: Grand Concourse at East 196th Street (east side). Camera in east roadway of Concourse, looking north, showing general view northward of east roadway at base line station 181+75, 11:38 A.M.
2754 Grand Concourse image

2754 Grand Concourse

Bedford Park Boulevard Station image

Bedford Park Boulevard Station

\[Concourse/Jerome Yard: IND Concourse Line] Print documents Concourse/Jerome Yard as taken for the IND Concourse Line. Image shows track, subway train, and yard. Camera positioned on tracks. Logbook reads: Spur tracks to IRT yard, Jerome Avenue. Camera set upon IRT spur structure 30 feet south of survey showing alignment of the west rail of west track, 1:10 P.M.
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250 Bedford Park Boulevard West

\[South of Jerome Avenue Yard: IND Concourse Line] Survey negative documenting construction of the IND Concourse Line in the Bronx including a view south of the Jerome Avenue Yard which is located north from the Concourse Yard. Logbook reads: Looking west from roof of 2900 Jerome Avenue, showing general view of city property on the southeasterly corner of Jerome Avenue Yard.
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West image

250 Bedford Park Boulevard West

Bronx 90, Lehman Coll. Gothic Quad., Bedford Park Blvd. & Paul Ave; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
2715 Creston Avenue image

2715 Creston Avenue

216 Bedford Park Boulevard image

216 Bedford Park Boulevard

Bronx: Valentine Avenue - Bedford Park Boulevard Valentine Avenue, west side, south from Bedford Park Boulevard to E. 199th Street. The frame house, at the S.W. corner of the two thoroughfares has stood here since about 1893 and bears No. 216 Bedford Park Boulevard. The 6-story building bears No. 2927-2931 Valentine Avenue. May 5, 1938. P. L. Sperr.
1 Bedford Park Boulevard image

1 Bedford Park Boulevard

Northeast corner of Jerome Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard, Bronx, February 4, 1919.
1 Bedford Park Boulevard image

1 Bedford Park Boulevard

Northeast corner of Jerome Avenue and Bedford Park Boulevard, Bronx, February 1, 1919.
2950 Grand Concourse image

2950 Grand Concourse

Bronx: Grand Concourse - Bedford Park Boulevard 2950 Grand Concourse, at the N.E. corner of Bedford Park Boulevard, showing the Drake School. May S, 1938. P. L. Sperr.
2711 Valentine Avenue image

2711 Valentine Avenue

\[Grand Concourse at East 196th Street: IND Concourse Line] Survey photograph in the Bronx taken prior to construction of the IND Concourse Line. Logbook reads: Grand Concourse at East 196th Street (center roadway). Camera in middle of center roadway of Concourse, looking south, showing general view southward of center roadway at base line station 181+50, 11:43 A.M.
Public School 46 image

Public School 46

Bronx 86, P.S. 46 (The Edgar Allen Poe), 279 E. 196th St; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
2774 Bainbridge Avenue image

2774 Bainbridge Avenue

Bronx: Bainbridge Avenue - 197th Street (East) 2774 to 2778 (right to left) Bainbridge Ave., north of the N.E. corner of East 197th Street. November 3, 1913, (prior to).
50 East 196th Street image

50 East 196th Street

S.E. Cor. 196 St. & Morris Avenue. N.Y.C.
2964 Valentine Avenue image

2964 Valentine Avenue

Bronx: Valentine Avenue - Bedford Park Boulevard Valentine Avenue, west side, north from and including Bedford Park Boulevard to E. 201st Street. The house in the left foreground is at the S.W. corner of Bedford Park Boulevard. May S, 1938 P. L. Sperr
2756 Bainbridge Avenue image

2756 Bainbridge Avenue

Bronx: Bainbridge Avenue - 196th Street (East) (1) Bainbridge Avenue, west side, north of E. 196th Street, showing the W. P. A. conducting a project in rear of Public School No.46. The view is across the northwest corner of the job location and shows buildings on Briggs Avenue. October 27, 1937 W.P.A.Photo Five Boroughs Project (2) A view of the job location on the east side of Briggs Avenue. October 29, 1937 W.P.A. Photo Five Boroughs Project
3000 Grand Concourse image

3000 Grand Concourse

Bronx: 201st Street (East) - Grand Concourse E. 201st Street, at the N.E. corner of Grand Concourse. May 5, 1938. P. L. Sperr.
St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church image

St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church

Bronx: Grand Concourse - Bedford Park Boulevard Grand Concurse, west side, between Bedford Park Boulevard and East 204th Street (at the head of East 202nd Street), showing the St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church. May 8, 1928 P. L. Sperr (s) The same, from a different angle. To the right of the church is the rectory. May 8, 1928 P. L. Sperr (3) The rear of the church, on the east side of Villa Avenue. May 5, 1938 P. L. Sperr
St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church image

St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church

Bronx: Grand Concourse - Bedford Park Boulevard Grand Concurse, west side, between Bedford Park Boulevard and East 204th Street (at the head of East 202nd Street), showing the St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church. May 8, 1928 P. L. Sperr (s) The same, from a different angle. To the right of the church is the rectory. May 8, 1928 P. L. Sperr (3) The rear of the church, on the east side of Villa Avenue. May 5, 1938 P. L. Sperr
St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church image

St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church

Bronx: Grand Concourse - Bedford Park Boulevard Grand Concurse, west side, between Bedford Park Boulevard and East 204th Street (at the head of East 202nd Street), showing the St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church. May 8, 1928 P. L. Sperr (s) The same, from a different angle. To the right of the church is the rectory. May 8, 1928 P. L. Sperr (3) The rear of the church, on the east side of Villa Avenue. May 5, 1938 P. L. Sperr
250 Bedford Park Blvd W image

250 Bedford Park Blvd W

Rock Garden, U. S. Naval Training School (W.R.) Bronx, N. Y.
250 Bedford Park Blvd W image

250 Bedford Park Blvd W

Student Hall, U. S. Naval Training School (W. R.) Bronx, N. Y.
Bedford Park Presbyterian Church image

Bedford Park Presbyterian Church

Bronx 87, Bedford Park Presbyterian Church, 2933 Bedford Park Blvd; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
229 East 201st Street image

229 East 201st Street

Bronx: 201st Street (East) - Valentine Avenue E. 2O1st Street, north side, west from Valentine Avenue. May 5, 193S. P.L. 9perr
St. Ursula's Academy image

St. Ursula's Academy

St. Ursula's Academy, 198 St and Marion Ave. N.Y.C. From Center of E. Wall looking W. 12:45 PM
St. Ursula's Academy image

St. Ursula's Academy

St. Ursula's Academy, 198 St and Marion Ave. N.Y.C. General View looking S.W. from N.E. Cor. Second Floor 3:08 PM
St. Ursula's Academy image

St. Ursula's Academy

Academy of Mt. St. Ursula, Bedford Park, New York City
St. Ursula's Academy image

St. Ursula's Academy

St. Ursula's Academy, 198 St and Marion Ave. N.Y.C. General View of East Wall from N.E. looking S.W. 1:56 PM
St. Ursula's Academy image

St. Ursula's Academy

St. Ursula's Academy, 198 St and Marion Ave. N.Y.C. From N.E. Corner looking S.W. 12:42 PM
St. Ursula's Academy image

St. Ursula's Academy

St. Ursula's Academy, 198 St and Marion Ave. N.Y.C. From West Wall of Auditorium looking East 2:17 PM
St. Ursula's Academy image

St. Ursula's Academy

St. Ursula's Academy, 198 St and Marion Ave. N.Y.C. From S. Wall near Center looking N.E. 12:52 PM
St. Ursula's Academy image

St. Ursula's Academy

East 198th Street and Marion Avenue. St. Ursula's Academy
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