East Bronx (Images of America: New York) Paperback

Using a collection of many never-before-seenphotographs, East Bronx: East of the Bronx Rivercelebrates the history of this group of neighborhoods. Fromthe late 1800s to the present day, the area has undergonemany dramatic changes. The most important factor inthe history of the east Bronx is the development of masstransit. Its introduction to the Bronx brought a new age ofcommuters, people seeking professions largely in Manhattanas well as the comforts of suburbia and a more ruralatmosphere for raising families.The elevated trains and the highway construction between1910 and 1940 helped to triple the population. Propertyvalues rose and new construction became commonplacealong the waterfront from Pelham Bay to Clason Point assummer houses were built. Today, the area east of the riveris a community rich in history and diversity. Here we canwatch the changing landscape, as old modes of transportationreplace new ones, neighborhoods evolve, and the people ofthe Bronx build communities full of pride.