What The Bronx looked like at the Turn of the 20th Century

#1 Girl on Highbridge, Manhattan to the left, the Bronx to the right, Washington Bridge in the distance, 1900

#2 Northern Gaslight Company in West Farms, 173rd Street & Bronx River, the Bronx, 1900

#3 Trolley car to West Farms, the Bronx, 1900

#4 2513 Webster Avenue, the Bronx, 1902

#5 Cole’s Store, 2517 Webster Avenue, south of Fordham Road, the Bronx, 1902

#6 Curling, Van Cortlandt Lake, the Bronx, 1902

#7 M. & C. Uhly Delicatessen, 749 East Tremont Avenue (now renumbered 483 East Tremont with a new building), the Bronx, 1902

#8 Sunday school parade, Tremont section of the Bronx, 1902

#9 H.N. Worth Fish & Oyster Market, 767 (now 505) East Tremont Avenue, the Bronx, 1904

#10 Present-day East Tremont Avenue, the fields later became Parkchester, Westchester Square, the Bronx, 1905

#11 Williamsbridge looking towards Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY, with roadside billboards, 1907.

#12 Third Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River, viewed from the southwest with JL Mott Iron Works on the Bronx side, 1900s

#13 Willis Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River with a railroad yard in the foreground, Bronx, 1900s

#14 Grounds of Gouverneur Morris’ residence on 132nd Street, Port Morris, Bronx, 1905.

#15 Gouverneur Morris’ residence on 132nd Street, Port Morris, Bronx, 1905.

#16 Gouverneur Morris’ residence on 132nd Street, Port Morris, Bronx, 1905.

#17 St. Raymond’s Catholic Church on Castle Hill Avenue, Tremont Avenue, Bronx, 1905.

#18 Gould Hall, New York University (now part of Bronx Community College), Bronx, 1904.

#19 Third Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River, viewed from the southeast, 1900s

#20 Uptown campus of New York University library and Hall of Fame for Great Americans, Bronx, 1900s.

#21 Wakefield area before reclamation, showing a swamp, Bronx, 1907.

#22 Bronx Parkway, possibly the earliest limited-access automobile highway in the US, Bronx, 1900s

#23 Bronx Parkway Commission headquarters after renovation from a factory, Bronx, 1900s

#24 Factory before conversion to Bronx Parkway Commission headquarters, Bronx, 1907.

#25 A block of row houses and commercial storefronts in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#26 A block of row houses in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#27 P.S. 26 under construction at Andrews Avenue and Burnside Avenue, Bronx, 1902.

#28 Stone mansion in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#29 M. & C. Uhly Delicatessen in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#30 A thoroughfare in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#31 H.N. Worth Fish & Oyster Market in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#32 H.N. Worth Fish & Oyster Market and Eaton’s Tremont Dairy in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#33 Kaeppel & Company Real Estate Building in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#34 S. Polak Cigars, H.N. Worth Fish & Oyster Market, and Eaton’s Tremont Dairy in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#35 An intersection in snow in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#36 Burned-out block of commercial buildings at Third Avenue and Fordham Road, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#37 The Kearns Hotel after a fire at Third Avenue and Fordham Road, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#38 Residence of Dr. Irving Balcom on Fordham Road near Kingsbridge Road, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#39 Cole’s Store at 2517 Webster Avenue south of Fordham Road, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#40 2513 Webster Avenue south of Fordham Road, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#41 Poe Cottage on Kingsbridge Road, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#42 Residence of Dr. Irving Balcom on Fordham Road near Kingsbridge Road, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#43 P.S. 31, Bronx, 1900s

#44 Gouverneur Morris residence on 132nd Street, Port Morris, 1905

#45 River in the snow in Bronx Park, 1903.

#46 A mansion in Bronx Park, Bronx, 1902.

#47 St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Bathgate Avenue and E. 178th Street, Bronx, 1900s

#48 Poe Cottage on Kingsbridge Road, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#49 Alley between houses on Washington Avenue near E. 188th Street, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#50 Ice skating in Crotona Park, Bronx, 1900s

#51 A houses on Washington Avenue near E. 188th Street, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#52 A houses on Washington Avenue near E. 188th Street, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#53 The Macedonia Hotel, City Island, Bronx, 1900s

#54 Bathers on the beach at Orchard Beach, Bronx, 1907.

#55 Men of the 71st Regiment in a Decoration Day parade, Bronx, 1902

#56 Auto body shop at the corner of E. 188th Street and Washington Avenue, Fordham, Bronx, 1902.

#57 Men of the 71st Regiment in a Decoration Day parade, Bronx, 1901

#58 A Zouaves marching in a Decoration Day parade, Bronx, 1902

#59 The new concrete Pelham Bridge, Bronx, 1907.

#60 The Mott Haven branch of the New York Public Library, Bronx, 1905

#61 The old iron Pelham Bridge, Bronx, 1907.

#62 Temporary quarters of the Second Battery, N.G.N.Y., Bronx, 1902

#63 The old iron Pelham Bridge, Bronx, 1907.

#64 Wood buildings bordering the site of Jerome Park, Bronx, 1905

#65 Railroad tracks and temporary conduit for the old aqueduct during the construction of Jerome Park, Bronx, 1905-

#66 Captain Wilson of the 2nd Battery N.G.N.Y. receiving the key to the borough, Bronx, 1902

#67 The Zborowski mansion in Claremont Park, Bronx, 1903.

#68 Campsites with carriage and women in white at Orchard Beach, Bronx, 1908.

#69 Uniformed boys on parade for Decoration Day, 1903

#70 The Fordham Club on Highbridge Road, Bronx, 1903.

#71 A Masonic building in the Bronx, 1903.

#72 Firemen marching in a Decoration Day parade, 1903

#73 Men pulling a fire wagon in a Decoration Day parade, 1903

#74 Crowd gathered at a square in Mount Hope, Bronx, 1907.

#75 The Northern Gaslight Company plant in West Farms, Bronx, 1900

#76 The Northern Gaslight Company plant in West Farms, Bronx, 1900

#77 Office of the Northern Gaslight Company on Park Avenue, Bronx, 1900

#78 Office of the Northern Gaslight Company on Park Avenue, Bronx, 1900

#79 The 34th Precinct Police Station in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#80 A school with the flag at half mast in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#81 New P.S. 4 school building on E. 173rd Street between Fulton Avenue and Third Avenue, Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#82 A large stone and shingle house in Tremont, Bronx, 1902.

#83 The Suburban Club of the City of New York on E. 176th Street and Park Avenue, Bronx, 1902.

#84 Tremont train station over Park Avenue, Bronx, 1902.

#85 The Bronx Municipal Building (Bronx Borough Hall), Bronx, 1902.

#86 The Bronx Municipal Building (Bronx Borough Hall), Bronx, 1902.

#87 The Lorillard Mansion in Bronx Park, Bronx, 1902

#88 149th Street and Morris Avenue, 1902, from Transit System Survey.

#89 Bronx Railroad Tracks, circa 1902.

#90 Main Entrance of Public School 153 Bronx, circa 1900.

#91 Skating, Van Cortlandt Park, 1906.

#92 Public School 167 in the Bronx, Main Entrance, circa 1900.

#93 Public School 175 in the Bronx, Jerome Avenue north of 184th Street, circa 1900.

#94 Morris High School in the Bronx from the Front, Southwest, circa 1903.

#95 181 St Yard Looking North, 1900.

#96 St. Francis Hospital, circa 1905.

#97 N.Y. Launch & Engine Works, Morris Heights, 20th Century Marine Engine, 1905.

#98 Skating, McCombs Dam, Jerome Ave., 1904.

#99 Education, Schools, Academy of Mt. St. Vincent, 1905.

#100 Hall of Fame for Great Americans, circa 1900.

#101 Bronx Zoo, Lion House, circa 1900.

#102 J.R. Delafield house, circa 1905.

#103 New York University, Delta Upsilon Fraternity House, circa 1905.

#104 House adjoining New York University, circa 1905.

#105 House near New York University, circa 1905.

#106 Bronx Park, Bird cages, circa 1905.

#107 Bronx Park, Reptile house, circa 1905.

#108 Woodlawn Cemetery, Ehret mausoleum, circa 1905.

#109 New York University Library, rear, circa 1905.

#110 New York University, Gould Dormitory, circa 1908.

#111 J.R. Delafield house, circa 1905.

#112 E.C. Delafield house, circa 1905.

#113 J.R. Delafield house, circa 1905.

#114 Children engaged in exercise activities at Crotona Park’s Vacation Playground, 1901.

#115 Exterior of Metropolis Theatre on 3rd Avenue, 1903.

#116 Facade of a large church in a cemetery, 1905.

#117 Boys boxing at Crotona Park’s vacation playground, 1901.

#118 Mousquetaire N.Y., N.Y.Y.L. & E. Co., 1905.

#119 Skating on a frozen lake at Van Cortlandt Park, 1906.

#120 N.Y. Launch & Engine Works, Morris Heights, showcasing a 20th Century Marine Engine, 1905.

#121 Henry Augustus Coit Taylor mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery, 1900

#122 Bronx Park, possibly the New York Botanical Garden, circa 1900.

#123 Lorillard House in Bronx Park, circa 1900.

#124 Old Purdy Mansion, circa 1900.

#125 Bronx Bleaching and Dyeing Works on Bronx River, circa 1900.

#126 Broadway and 242nd Street at Van Cortlandt Park, circa 1905.

#127 Dash Estate lots east of Broadway and 238th Street, circa 1905.

#128 General Franz Sigel’s funeral in the Bronx, circa 1902.

#129 Intervale Avenue looking south from Westchester Avenue, circa 1900.

#130 Jerome Avenue and 212th Street, a wooded area in the Bronx, circa 1905.

#131 Hunts Point Road, circa 1905.

#132 Poe Cottage before moving, circa 1905.

#133 Manida Street and Spofford Avenue, circa 1905.

#134 Manida Street near Spofford Avenue, circa 1900.

#135 Mapes Avenue on the northeast corner of 178th Street, circa 1905.

#136 Morris Park Race Track, circa 1900.

#137 Pelham Parkway, circa 1900.

#138 Morris Park Race Track clubhouse, 1900.

#139 Weber’s house on Ogden Avenue, 1904.

#140 169th Street and Ogden Avenue, an undeveloped and wooded section of the Bronx, circa 1906.

#141 Ogden Avenue, 1903.

#142 Prospect Avenue and Avenue St. John, circa 1905.

#143 Front view of Hutchins mansion, 1909.

#144 House on the Hutchins Estate, 1909.

#145 Riverdale Avenue to Hutchins Estate, 1909.

#146 A Pell House, circa 1905.

#147 Seward Avenue from White Plains Road, circa 1905.

#148 Southwest corner of Southern Boulevard and Tremont Avenue, circa 1905.

#149 3rd Avenue and Melrose Avenue at 149th Street, 1900.

#150 Willis Avenue between 148th Street and 3rd Avenue, showing the J. Clarence Davies Real Estate Offices, circa 1904.

#151 Southwest corner of 149th Street and 3rd Avenue, circa 1905.

#152 Tinton Avenue and 152nd Street, circa 1905.

#153 Tremont Avenue, west from 3rd Avenue, circa 1905.

#154 New York University Library, now the Bronx Community College, circa 1905.

#155 New York University Library, Bronx campus, now Bronx Community College, 1901.

#156 Polo game in Van Cortlandt Park, circa 1905.

#157 Van Cortlandt Mansion, circa 1900.

#158 Van Cortlandt Mansion, circa 1900.

#159 Washington Gun House, 1901.

#160 West Farms Road, circa 1900.

#161 West Farms Road near Boston Road, circa 1900.

#162 Uncle Daniel Mapes Temperance House, 1902.

#163 Westchester Avenue and Southern Boulevard, 1900.

#164 Willmount Mansion, June 1909.

#165 Third Avenue Bridge, April 18, 1907.

#166 J. Clarence Davies Real Estate Office, circa 1904.

#167 North side of 149th Street between 3rd Avenue and Bergen Avenue, circa 1905.

#168 East 216th Street and Bronx Boulevard, Vari Lace Manufacturing Company, 1909

#169 The “Macedonian Hotel” on City Island, circa 1905.

#170 Morris Park Station, 1903.

#171 Eastchester, old house near Reid’s Mill, circa 1900.

#172 Hustel house, circa 1905.

#173 Old St. Paul’s Church, circa 1905.

#174 Clubhouse Berkeley Oval, circa 1905.

#175 Gouverneur Morris Mansion, circa 1900.

#176 Hall of Fame for Great Americans, circa 1905.

#177 161st Street, 1900, looking northwest across Third Avenue.

#178 161st Street, 1900.

#179 3rd Avenue & 161st Street Looking South, 1901.

#180 3rd Avenue & 157th Street Looking North, 1901.

#181 Lincoln Avenue & River Looking North, 1901.

#182 3rd & Brook Avenue Looking North, 1901.

#183 181st Street Yard Looking East, 1900.

#184 3rd Avenue & 178th Street Looking North, 1900.

#185 3rd Avenue & 178th Street Looking South, 1900.

#186 Sub Station 8 Instrument-Control Boards, 1903.

#187 Sub Station 8, 1902.

#188 Sub Station 8 Looking West, 1902.

#189 Sub Station 8 Looking South, 1901.

#190 3rd & Brook Avenues Looking South, 1901.

#191 3rd & Brook Avenues Looking East, 1901.

#192 Whitestone, 1906.

#193 Whitestone, 1906.

#194 Ben Riley’s Arrowhead Inn, circa 1905

#195 Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, New York, circa 1907.

#196 Van Cortlandt Manor House, Van Cortlandt Park, 1905.

#197 Tremont German M.E. Church, New York, circa 1909.

#198 Public Library, Tremont Branch, New York, circa 1909.

#199 Borough Hall, Bronx, 1909.

#200 Horace Mann School, New York, circa 1905.

#201 St. Augustine’s R.C. Church, circa 1900.

#202 Webb Academy, 1902.

#203 Horsecar Antique, Bartow & City Island, No. 7 Pelham Bay Park, 1905.