Tag Archives: Manhattanville

Subway (Elevated) And Riverside Viaduct, Crossing Manhattan St., At 125th St., New York

Posted on May 16, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Subway Elevated And Riverside Viaduct Crossing Manhattan St. At 125th St. New York

When building the subway through Manhattan Valley, IRT engineers chose to keep the subway level, and so allowed it to breach the surface and travel on a striking arch bridge above West 125th Street and Broadway in 1905. Continue reading →

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The Claremont Inn in West Harlem 1775 – 1950

Posted on April 30, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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This is the ship shaped Claremont Inn at West 122nd Street and Riverside Drive in Manhattanville in West Harlem, photographed by the Wurts Brothers in the 1920′s. Continue reading →

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Harlem Lane From Central Park to Manhattanville, 1865

Posted on April 23, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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Harlem Lane was an old road in the area that served as a popular racecourse for horse-drawn carriages in the 19th century. Continue reading →

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West Harlem, Portrayed in a First Wave of Grant Requests

Posted on February 7, 2013 by | Leave a comment

HARLEMGRANTS-articleLargeSome of the requests conjure images of a worn-down West Harlem: efforts to revive the arts in faltering schools; raise reading and writing skills for kindergarten and first-grade students; and help people with criminal records find jobs. Continue reading →

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Black Architects Say Columbia Shut Them Out of $6.3 Billion Harlem Campus

Posted on December 18, 2012 by | Leave a comment

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They’ve worked with world-famous architectural firms such as I.M. Pei & Partners and designed projects for the Durst Organization that cost millions of dollars. Continue reading →

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New Association Promoted by West Harlem Bars and Restaurants

Posted on November 28, 2012 by | 7 Comments

Savona Bailey-McClain got the idea for the West Harlem Food and Beverage Association while working on Community Board 9′s economic development committee as the group sought to bring a ferry operator to West Harlem Piers Park on West 125th Street. Continue reading →

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West Harlem Development Corporation Assures Of Progress

Posted on November 6, 2012 by | 4 Comments

About 275 people packed into the West Harlem Development Corporation’s 2012 Pubic Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 25, many walking away feeling confident and optimistic about the organization’s plans to fund important initiatives in the community. Continue reading →

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Getty Gas Station, 125th Street and 12th Avenue, 1950′s

Posted on September 12, 2012 by | 1 Comment

This is a photograph of the Getty gas station looking southeast on the corner of 125th Street and 12th Avenue in Manhattanville in West Harlem during the early 1950′s.   Continue reading →

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Fish Market on 125th Street, 1920′s

Posted on August 31, 2012 by | Leave a comment

This was the Fish Market at 656 West 125th Street on a triangle on Manhattan street (now renamed 125th Street to the right and St. Clair Street to the left) in Manhattanville around the 1920′s. Continue reading →

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Docking At 96th street and the Hudson River, 1920′s

Posted on August 7, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The early years of the sewage treatment plant under Riverbank State Park at least has a guard booth. Well, it was a different world in the mid-20th century. Continue reading →

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