Comments on: Now & Then

By: Jerry Sweeney

Jerry Sweeney — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:29:15 +0000

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.

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:57:55 +0000

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

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:21:03 +0000

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.

By: Eileen Murphy Harrington

Eileen Murphy Harrington — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:04:51 +0000

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.

By: C.S.

C.S. — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:46:58 +0000

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.

By: vera

vera — Sun, 23 May 2010 02:12:39 +0000

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.

By: JIM

JIM — Sat, 22 May 2010 18:35:58 +0000

Born 1937 lived in Inwood til 62 Apts. post, vermilyar, Nagle went to OLQM gramar school,CHHS. Enjoy everything about your website.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:45:17 +0000

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

By: Cole Thompson

Cole Thompson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:13:48 +0000

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

By: Cynthia Rodriguez

Cynthia Rodriguez — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:02:27 +0000

Regarding Herbert M and Henry Millers posts on photos 79-82. I remember distinctly Woolworth’s being located on Dyckman St. between Post and Sherman Avenues. I had many meals there at the counter when I was growing up.

Were there two? Or was it relocated at some point? I’m 40 years old and don’t remember a Woolworth’s ever being up by Vermilyea.

I believe the building to the far right is 152 Dyckman, which was owned by my stepfather and now by my stepbrother. That property is on the corner of Dyckman and Sherman, which would then make the Woolworth’s photo (‘then’) from the Post avenue vantage point.

By: Cynthia Rodriguez

Cynthia Rodriguez — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:39:26 +0000

I found your site through Facebook and am happy to see the wonderful work you have done documenting the evolution of such a unique neighborhood. I lived in Inwood my entire childhood, and even in my adult years remain only 2 miles north. I consider myself still very much a member of the Inwood community, and applaud you on your work. I look forward to seeing much much more.

By: Maryann McEvoy

Maryann McEvoy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:17:12 +0000

I loved the pictures. They bring back many memories. I lived on Seaman at 204th.
I do remember The Mirimar Pool and the great parks.

By: Cole Thompson

Cole Thompson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:22:38 +0000

If you hover your arrow around the bottom part of the photo a control bar will appear. This allows you to advance or go backwards. You can also pause the slideshow by simply clicking on a photo.

By: Cole Thompson

Cole Thompson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:52:36 +0000

Kathy–Thanks for writing in. I have heard from old timers that the old church was moved as the new one was constructed. This shot however was taken on Broadway.

By: Kathy Clarke

Kathy Clarke — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:05:46 +0000

What a nice walk down memory lane. I think that last picture of Good Shepard Church was really a picture of the original church but not on Broadway but one block west. In the fifties, it was called Good Shepard Chapel. It was right next to the school. I could be wrong.

By: Nora E. Mc Cusker Moran

Nora E. Mc Cusker Moran — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:54:10 +0000

THANK YOU so very much. I lived at 500 West 215 St. moved in on December 6, 1941, sitting by the radiator, knitting,
I was 8 and we heard on the radio War declared on Dec. 7th. My brothers Andy and Gene served but only Gene came home.
My mother would always say to tell everyone we lived near Broadway not 10th Ave even though our apt. was on a level with the El.
7th ave. El. We had just moved from 3852 10th Ave. We had a wonderful live in Inwood.

By: IRENE DALY

IRENE DALY — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:31:07 +0000

I’M ORIGINALLY FROM 194ST AND BAINBRIDGE AVE, BRONX. OF COURSE I HAVE BEEN TO PARTS OF INWOOD. YOU DID A GREAT JOB, AND I’VE SEEN FROM THE COMMENT SECTION, A LOT OF PEOPLE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE SUMMER AT MIRAMAR POOL. THANK YOU.

By: Richard Scarlata

Richard Scarlata — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:49:31 +0000

Thanks this is great. But is there any way to slow down the speed of the slide show, as I would like to study some of the older pictures in more detail?

By: Susan Goldberg

Susan Goldberg — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:35:37 +0000

Wonderful! The last photo I see is the one of JHS 52–is that right? I was hoping to see the old red-brick Annex with its porch overlooking Broadway.
I lived at 251 Seaman Ave. from 1942 to 1958, up the block from Bakers Field (we collected “tickets, programs, anything from the ballgame?” after every game). Are there any pictures of Seaman? Didn’t see any. It was a joy growing up a block from the park. seeing the woods and the water and the bridge every morning, and the Cloisters (one of my earliest memories is of being terrified by the Unicorn Tapestry) in the distance, living always at the border between city and country. I went to 98, taking the shortcut through the park from Seaman to the corner of Isham and Park Terrace East, crossing Broadway “under the subway” when I was little. Later meeting my friend from Cooper Street at the lamppost on the same corner; and a few years later picking her up at her house at 55 Cooper on the way to 52. Anybody remember taking a taxi “up the hill” with others late at night after getting out of the subway at Isham? Doowop groups in the station in the fifties?
Anybody remember Wolf’s candy store? How about teachers at 52–Miss Monks, crazy M. Clement, the two Miss Hickses, Miss Van Cook, Ms Van Dyke (am I making that one up?) How about “All the books in the library are either fiction or non-fiction….”?
Of course the park was the best part. What a privilege to have had it. My father said the Indians used to have annual powwows at the tulip tree and that we attended one before it was cut down. I don’t remember it of course.
Thank you so much for doing this.

By: Bea Ruane(Salisbury)

Bea Ruane(Salisbury) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:26:33 +0000

I was born in 1932 and lived and grew up and raised a family in Inwood..I love your photos and became hungry for the intrim period of thee 40s,50s and 60s…what a trip, what a perfect small town to have lived in, everything you needed was on Dyckman St. and 207th St and in the beautiful parks. Thanks for the trip…..