The ravages of demolition of East 174th Street to make way for the Cross Bronx Expressway.

--Gary S.

Another image of the ravages of demolition of East 174th Street to make way for the Cross Bronx Expressway.

--Gary S.

Still another image of the ravages of demolition of East 174th Street to make way for the Cross Bronx Expressway.

--Gary S.

This was the rococo-styled Paradise Theater lobby, with its locally famous goldfish fountain and grand staircase to the balcony

--Anonymous

This was the Paradise Theater foyer looking out at the doors to the Grand Concourse.

--Anonymous

The Paradise Theater interior showing its unparalleled, ornate, rococo decor which created the feeling of being in...well...paradise!

--Anonymous

This is East 167th Street where it meets Jerome Avenue and the E. L. Grant Highway. The Hirsch & Sons Funeral Home and the Strauss Store were neighborhood icons, familiar to anyone who attended P.S. 114 a block south on Jerome Avenue. The tudor style rooftop of my aunt’s apartment building at 1201 Shakespeare Avenue can be seen poking up at the top of the photo.

--Karen W.

This was East 161st Street looking towards Jerome Avenue from Walton Avenue in 1928. Most of the shops along the street were owned and operated by Jewish emigres from Europe.

--Joel Fisher