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Johnson Iron Works

Johnson Ironworks on the Spuyten Duyvil near Inwood, New York

Long before the familiar Henry Hudson Bridge guarded the entrance to the Spuyten Duyvil a giant, belching behemoth of the industrial era dominated the landscape. For Inwood and points immediately north the Johnson Iron Works represented, at its peak, a paycheck for some 1,600 employees and a polluting eyesore for others.

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Moment of Zen

Cows grazing in Inwood, New York in 1883 photo

This 1883 photograph shows cows grazing on the site of the present day Baker Field along the Spuyten Duyvil.  In the far background (photo left) is Inwood Hill and the Palisades.  To the right of the cows is the foundry of the old Johnson Iron Works.  Construction on the  Henry Hudson Bridge was still decades [...]

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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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History of the Columbia “C”

Columbia University

If you’ve spent any time in Inwood, you have surely noticed the giant blue and white “C” of Columbia University painted on the cliff wall on the northern side of the Spuyten Duyvil.

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