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Inwood Bathing Beach: 1906

Inwood Bathing Beach 1906

As summer winds down, I thought it might be fun to share a photo of an old swimming hole that used to be a source of great fun and entertainment near the turn of the last century.  The area, on the bank of the Hudson River at  Dyckman Street was called the “Inwood Bathing Beach.”   [...]

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Columbia in Inwood

The Columbia University

Baker Field, the Columbia boathouse and the giant aqua-marine “C” painted on the rock wall of the Spuyten Duyvil…all are neighborhood landmarks and part of the social fabric that make Inwood so special. But how did Columbia University, with its main campus over 100 blocks away, wind up with a sprawling sporting complex in Inwood?

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