Plate XII: Van Cortlandt Avenue (Indian Shore Path) — Bolton (1922)

Plate XII: Van Cortlandt Avenue (Indian Shore Path) — Bolton (1922)

Photograph of Van Cortlandt Avenue at Rochambeau Street, once the Indian Shore Path, showing the Valentine-Varian Homestead of 1770. View looking east toward Williamsbridge reservoir. The Van Cortlandt family, who owned vast estates in Westchester including lands near Croton, gave their name to the avenue that replaced the trail. Photograph by J. L. Nusbaum, 1921.

Date: 1921 Location: Van Cortlandt, Bronx Type: photograph Subjects: road intersection, historic homestead, trees, dirt road, reservoir Source: Bolton, Indian Paths in the Great Metropolis (1922), Plate XII License: Public domain