View of festooned Borough Hall facing Third Ave. and probably taken from the Third Ave. El. The Bronx Board of Trade gave prizes every year for the best decorated building for Bronx Borough Day (June 14th). This building was originally constructed as the Municipal Building in 1897 by architect George B. Post. In April, 1968 the building caught fire and was subsequently razed.
Street scene at Fordham Rd. & Creston Ave. showing newly opened stores, including Cromwell's, following a four alarm fire that destroyed the stores the previous year. The landlord of the property and most of the merchants were members of the Bronx Board of Trade.
Interior view of the Fire Alarm Control building where fire alarms are received by telephone and checked for location so that the proper companies can respond to the emergency.
