Now & Then
Buried beneath layers of time and development lies another Inwood…an Inwood inhabited by Indians, Dutchmen, Hessians, captains of industry and hardscrabble Irish immigrants. If every picture tells a story, then this is the story of…
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The three of you are spot on. Now that the weather has improved I will reshoot that photo. I’m glad to know I have some eagle eyes out there keeping me honest. -Cole
Greetings Cole…great job with capturing our hood then and now! With all the changes happening to our cityscape, I’m glad that there are still those who appreciate preserving our history through photos. May you have the energy and great gear to continue to do what you’re doing in 2010 and beyond! Kathy
Born 1937 lived in Inwood til 62 Apts. post, vermilyar, Nagle went to OLQM gramar school,CHHS. Enjoy everything about your website.
is dyckman house still there? i was born in inwood 1948 and left in 1962-attended ps 98 kindergarten, good shepherd for 8 yrs and shm for 1 yr. my father was born in inwood in 1920 and graduated from george washington hs in 1938. after a stint in the navy and brooklyn navy yard, he was a cop in nyc til 1966. i haven’t been down in years but i have fond memories of 520 w 218th st, baker field, inwood park, and the limestone rocks.
Mr. Cole, Your site is wonderful. I’m visiting because a very dear man who lived on Vermilyea for many many years – since the 30′s – passed away. I wanted to find the neighborhood he grew up in and thank you so much. He was just a child when so many of these pictures were taken and because I never lived in this era or in Inwood – you connected me to it. He has such fine memories and I see why.
Loved the pictures. Grew up on Sherman Avenue and went to Good Shepherd. I live in California but was back in Inwood last week. Looks good. Inwood Hill park is still as beautiful as ever.
I was one of the Irish hooligans who climbed the fence at Baker’s Field to see Columbia beat Army in I think 48. Yablonski kicked the extra point for the Loins to win the game 21-20. Thank you for the memories.
Wow! Talk about your Kodak moments. I lived in Inwood from 1952(birth year) to 1976. I attended OLQM GWHS and Lehman College.
Your research and gifted photographic eye have captured the essence of the Inwood we know and will always love.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane
Best wishes
jerrry sweeney, ilived in Inwood from 1940 till 1960. It was a great neighborhood to growup in, with Inwood_Hill park, Ft. Tyron with the Cloisters to roam around in . Ilived at 30 Cooper st , wentto G.S. 1946 to1952,then to St. Simon Stock H.S., in da Bx. I now live in Middle Village, N.Y. Your newsletter on Inwood is the absolute best keep up this terrific job.
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