Southern Boulevard is a street in

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, United States. It stretches from

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in Bedford Park. From 1981 until 2011, the portion north of

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, adjacent to the

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, was also named Dr. Theodore L. Kazimiroff Boulevard. In 2011, the name of Kazimiroff, a Bronx historian and a founder of

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, was changed to an honorary designation for this portion of Southern Boulevard after the

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, having been lobbied by

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, decided that the designation was little known and confusing to those unfamiliar with the area. The trains run directly above Southern Boulevard from

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to 174th Street. The trains also run under Southern Boulevard from East 143rd Street to Hunts Point Avenue. The Bx9 and Bx19 also serve Southern Boulevard, with the Bx19 serving Southern Boulevard between East 149th Street and

and the Bx9 serving Southern Boulevard between East 180th Street and

. The Bx5 and Bx26 serve short portions of the street.

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* {{NYC-road-stub Streets in the Bronx

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