Parkchester, The Bronx
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This page was last updated on: February 4, 2012
View from behind Macy's, in front of Post Office, 2003....courtesy of Bill Mitchell
Entrance to 1380 Virginia Ave (across Wood Ave from Macy's), 2003
courtesy of Bill Mitchell
Parkchester, The Bronx
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Park where the old guys used to smoke pipes and play shuffleboard, I think Unionport Rd is beyond the archway, 2003
courtesy of Bill Mitchell


Same location as above, different view , 2003
courtesy of Bill Mitchell
The rest of the photos on this page are courtesy of Charles Roth who recently took a trip through the McGraw Ave area of Parkchester.  Thanks for these great shots !!
2039 McGraw
2039 McGraw Ave
1935 McGraw Ave
1935 McGraw Ave (building on right)
A baboon wall sculpture on McGraw Ave
2053 McGraw Ave
2053 McGraw Ave
A woman and child wall sculpture at entrance to 2059 McGraw Ave
2059 McGraw Ave
Wall sculpture at 2059 McGraw Ave.
A bear and boy on the corner of a building on McGraw Ave
Looking SW towards Metropolitan Ave from McGraw.
Entrance to 2059 McGraw Ave
Looking north from 2059 McGraw toward Unionport Rd.
Looking north on Wood towards Virginia Ave from White Plains
Looking north on Wood towards Virginia Ave from White Plains
Looking north on McGraw at Virginia Ave
Looking north on McGraw at Virginia Ave
Wall sculptures on McGraw Ave
Two wall sculptures from McGraw Ave
Looking across Unionport to Starling Ave from Mcgraw Ave
Looking across Unionport to Starling Ave from Mcgraw Ave
Wall sculpture of Rooster on McGraw Ave
Looking west on Metropolitan, towards Macy's,  from McGraw
Looking west on Metropolitan, towards Macy's,  from McGraw
Looking west on Unionport from Benedict Ave.
Looking west on Unionport from Benedict Ave.
Thanks again to Charles Roth for the above series of photos of McGraw Ave and the surrounding streets !!
If you have some nice photos of Parkchester, old or new, that you'd like to share and see posted on this site please email them to me !  JPG format is best.  Thanks !     Charlie Jacobi
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Looks South along McGraw Ave from the stair between 2059 & 2053 McGraw Ave
Crowing Rooster on the stair landing between 2053 & 2059 McGraw Ave

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