Street Scenes; Transportation; Organizations; Colleges & Universities; Schools; Traffic
Vehicles are shown along Fordham Rd. near the Kingsbridge Rd. area. View is facing east toward Webster Ave. Fordham Univ. and the New York Botanical Garden are in the distance on the left; and the cupola of Theodore Roosevelt H.S. can be seen on...
Abbott writes about a possible visit to Markham. Abbott writes about his involvement with the Ferrer Center in New York City, the first Modern School, and the Ferrer Colony in Stelton, New Jersey. Abbott writes about his wife and children, a son...
Fordham Road and University Ave. Devoe Park on the left and St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, under construction, on the right. Neighborhood stores are seen on University Ave.
View of traffic on the Major Deegan Expwy., looking north from the overpass of the southbound Fordham Rd. exit ramp. Also shown is Fordham Hill Houses to the right; and Marble Hill Houses, and White Rock Tea in the distance on the left.
Postal data: posted, postmarked (NEW YORK CITY ISLAND(?) APR (?) 1905 ; ESSEX, CONN APR 28 8:30 AM 1905 REC'D), stamp; Postcard type: undivided back (THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS.); Logo (Post Card - AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF CONGRESS OF MAY 19, 1898)...
Street Scenes; Roads; Construction; Stores; Fire Escapes; Flags
Construction of traverse road at the Grand Concourse and Fordham Rd. This road was
designed by Louis F. Haffen, the first Borough President of the Bronx who also happened to
be an engineer. Note the Bronx County flag displayed on the building to...
Construction in progress for the underpass at the Grand Concourse and Fordham Rd. The traverse road appears completed. Also shows billboard advertising, a horse and wagon, automobiles, double decker buses, stores and apartment buildings with...
Street Scenes; Advertising; Billboards; Transportation; Automobiles; Buses
Completed underpass and traverse road at the intersection of the Grand Concourse and Fordham Rd. Also showing billboard advertising, automobiles, and double decker bus.
Buildings; Stores; Street Scenes; Fires; Organizations
Street scene at Fordham Rd. & Creston Ave. showing newly opened stores, including Cromwell's, following a four alarm fire that destroyed the stores the previous year. The landlord of the property and most of the merchants were members of the Bronx...
View of Francis Rogers & Sons department store (now Sear's) at 400 E. Fordham Rd. between Park and Webster Aves. Shown in the foreground is the roof of the entrance to the Third Ave. El station.
George Jessel Jubilee Week at the theatre on Fordham Rd. Also shown are other stores including the Wertheimer department store (later Alexander's). This theatre later became the RKO (Radio Keith Orpheum).
A 'Heroes Honor Roll' for Korean War servicemen from the Bronx is shown at Fordham Road and the Grand Concourse. This honor roll calls attention to the U.S. Treasury Dept.'s defense bond drive. The plaque was donated as a public service by Gerosa...
A Bronx soldier, awarded a Bronze Star in the Korean War, is joined by his family at Defense Bond Square at the overpass of Fordham Rd. & the Grand Concourse. The occasion is the first U.S. Defense Bond drive in the Bronx. On the left is a Heroes...
Ground level view of buildings within the housing complex, showing young trees and flowers, automobiles and a portion of a neighboring U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital building.
Aeriel view looking south showing the housing complex between Webb and Sedgwick Aves. Also shown are a prominent gas tank on the right and railroad lines.
Bronx Board of Trade billboard, at Fordham Rd. near Bathgate Ave., promoting Bronx manufacturing and homes. Also shown is a billboard advertising the Clason Point Park pool. A partially obscured advertisement for pianos is on the building to the...
The newly redecorated and expanded office of the Franklin Society Federal Savings and Loan at 1 East Fordham Rd. & Jerome Ave. 'Desiree,' a 22-foot Olympic Star Boat, gave the Open House its theme, 'Sail into Security' with a savings account at...
