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 Rotary Club banner bearing the seal of the Borough of the Bronx anticipates the arrival of Rotarians from 128 countries who are expected to attend the 1964 New York World's Fair. Rotarians are known for their youth services programs and...
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...
Street Scenes; Parks; Buildings; Railroads; Hospitals
Air view of the Melrose residential area looking northwest from the 'Hub.' Franz Siegel Park, 780 and 790 Grand Concourse buildings, the New York Central railroad yards, and Thomas Garden Apartments can be seen. The Highbridge Tower, and Columbia...
Annual welcome home dinner for New York Yankees at the Hotel Concourse Plaza. A dinner followed their opening game with the Boston Red Sox at the stadium. Mickey Mantle, in his rookey year, is on the right
At the Grand Concourse & East 166th St. is a home endowed to care for persons who were once wealthy but who lost their money. In--Bronxboro, Vol V., No. 1, pp. 16-17.
Calls for securing title to land to lay out the Grand Boulevard and Concourse, a plan endorsed by the Fordham Club. In--Minutes of Meetings, Vol. 1, pp. 80-82.
Campaign to promote the use of zip (zoning improvement plan) codes, that promise to speed the delivery of mail. Shown is the lobby of the main Bronx post office at 149th St. & Grand Concourse.
Ceremony establishing Bronx, New York Post Office in the former Bronx Central Annex Building at 149th St. & Grand Concourse. This event inaugurated a separate postal designation from Manhattan for the Bronx. Originally all Bronx mail was addressed...
