History Waits For No One.

Miramar Saltwater Pool Buried beneath layers of time and development lies another Inwood…an Inwood inhabited by Indians, Dutchmen, Hessians, captains of industry and hardscrabble Irish immigrants. Welcome to MyInwood.net. A site dedicated to Inwood’s historic secrets and treasures. Pull up a chair and read for a spell. I hope you enjoy this magical history tour.

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5051 Broadway, currently home is a pay parking lot, is being offered up in a Government auction.

Uptown Auction: A Property with a Past

Cole Thompson - September 13, 2021

5051-5055 Broadway was once owned by Manuel Geovanny Rodriguez-Perez—Uptown’s “Dominican Chapo”— a/k/a “Shorty,” a/k/a “El Monstruo,” a/k/a “Manny.”

Votes for Women: An Uptown History

Cole Thompson - August 27, 2020

In 1909 a incredible group of radical minds gathered at a marble arch in northern Manhattan to discuss a woman's right to vote.

A Band of Gypsies

admin - February 27, 2014

Dyckman House- Wall 1915–1921 illustration.

Ballads of Olde Inwood

A Potter’s Lament

The Arras Inn

Inwood Arts Pioneer: Aimee Le Prince Voorhees

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History

Columbia C on cliff wall above the Spuyten Duyvil.

History of the Columbia "C"

admin - November 9, 2008

History of the giant blue and white "C" of Columbia University painted on the cliff wall on the northern side of the Spuyten Duyvil.

The Naming of Inwood

November 11, 2008

Park Terrace Gardens

December 15, 2017

Hurst house, 215th and Park Terrace East, Inwood

William H. Hurst House

June 23, 2013

Seaman-Drake Arch

November 13, 2008

Legends

Inwood Real Estate

admin - February 14, 2019

Black Squirrels of Inwood

admin - November 12, 2008

Isham Gardens

September 26, 2014

The Black Horse Tavern

October 24, 2009

Bruce Reynold’s Garden

November 14, 2008

Turn of the Century Inwood

December 1, 2008

Forgotten Cemeteries of Inwood

September 21, 2008

Inwood Street Names

November 14, 2008

Architecture

Dyckman Farmhouse

admin - November 15, 2008

Built by William Dyckman in approximately 1784, this farmhouse was once the center of a thriving farm more than 250 acres in size. Dyckman...

Dining & Drinking

Restaurants

admin - March 17, 2019

With new restaurants moving into the neighborhood on a regular basis, the Inwood dining scene gets better every day. Whether you are starting your day off with a fresh cup of coffee from the Indian Road Cafe or ending your night with a brick oven pizza from Grandpa's, Inwood has something for every taste and budget.

Destinations

Farmer’s Market

admin - November 17, 2008

Every Saturday morning residents of Inwood flock to the Farmer's Market for fresh produce, hot cider, still warm baked bread and conversation. The Greenmarket...