MORE OLD PHOTOS

Here is the Biograph Studios as shown in this photo from 1912. They were located on 175th Street near Marmion Avenue and it was one of the major motion-picture companies of that era. It was here where famed director D.W. Griffith shot the interior scenes for his last film called "Judith of Bethulia". - Photo courtesy of The Astoria Motion Picture & Television Foundation.

Here's the corner of 233rd Street and Katonah Avenue. It was a very deserted street back in 1930 when this photo was taken. In this frame house, a car owner could purchase tires and gasoline and also was able to step into Whelpley's Ice Cream Parlor for a tasty treat. Notice that Katonah Avenue was still a dirt road at that time. - Photo courtesy of The Bronx County Historical Society.

This is the Bronx County Jail under construction in 1936. The Bronx Terminal Market can be seen to the left and Yankee Stadium to the right. - Photo courtesy of The Bronx County Historical Society

Here's an almost completed Bronx County Jail in 1937. The Bronx Terminal Market is now blocked by the building but Yankee Stadium can still be seen to the right. - Photo courtesy of The Bronx County Historical Society

This is the corner of 233rd Street and Webster Avenue as shown in this photo from 1938. Notice the cluster of cars. On the horizon on 233rd Street, the elevated train tracks of the #2 IRT Subway line on White Plains Road can be seen. - Photo courtesy of The Bronx County Historical Society.

Here's Parkchester along McGraw Avenue in this photo from 1939 in different construction stages. The buildings towards the front have just recently had their steel skeleton frames erected. The buildings in the back are already clad in red brick. - Photo courtesy of The Bronx County Historical Society.

The New York Central tracks in the late 1940s carry a streamlined Union Pacific train just north of 149th Street along Park Avenue. - Photo courtesy of The Bronx County Historical Society

This is East Tremont Avenue just east of Third Avenue as seen in this photo from 1941. Notice lots of people on the sidewalk and the trolley cars in the middle of the street. This was a major shopping area back in those days. The majority of the buildings are still standing today. - Photo courtesy of The Bronx County Historical Society

Here we see a whole community of quonset huts erected by the New York City Housing Authority in 1946, to accommodate veterans returning from World War II and their families. - Photo courtesy of The Bronx County Historical Society

Here's an aerial view of the West Farms neighborhood of The Bronx as seen in this photo from 1949. Notice the many apartment buildings. The large park on the top-right is the Bronx Zoo. On the lower left-hand corner is West Farms Square. The E. Tremont elevated train station can be seen as well. Some factories can be seen on the lower right-hand corner. - Photo courtesy of The Bronx County Historical Society