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Where Cobwebs Thrive on Manhattan Isle

When New York Tribune reporter Eleanor Booth Simmons explored the hills of Inwood and Washington Heights in 1921 she discovered a quaint country community rapidly being swallowed by the big city. In this article she gives us a guided tour of the still standing homes of once rich and powerful families including Nathan Straus, James [...]

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Old Post Road

Tucked away in a section of the stone wall near the 212th Street and Broadway entrance to Isham Park is an often overlooked survivor of Inwood’s past. The old Albany Post Road mile marker blends into its surroundings, but is hard to miss when you know what to look for. Curved at the top, this [...]

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Isham Gardens

Seaman Avenue & Park Terrace West Designed in 1924 by the architectural team of Springsteen and Goldhammer, Isham Gardens was the brainchild of builder Conrad Glaser. Glaser envisioned an uptown utopia where middle class New Yorkers could live amidst a resort like atmosphere. And, Springsteen and Goldhammer were up to the task. They designed a [...]

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Inwood in Aviation History

On December 17, 1903 Orville Wright took to the skies above the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Orville and his brother Wilbur conducted their experimental flight tests in total secrecy. While obsessed with flight, the Brothers Wright were more concerned with securing their patents. The Wright brothers had true cause for concern. Fast [...]

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My Inwood Memories: 1940′s-1970

This latest installment of MyInwood Memories comes from frequent reader and contributor Herb Maruska. Herb, who now lives in Florida, grew up in Inwood and is currently writing an autobiography. Here’s a taste of what we can look forward to. I’ll let Herb take it from here: “My family moved to 157 Vermilyea Ave in [...]

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A Tree Falls in Inwood

Mark Chisholm cuts down tree in Isham Park in Inwood, New York City

The next time you pass through Isham Park you’ll likely notice a stump where a massive Norway Maple used to stand. Sadly, the towering giant was diseased and needed to come down. In true Inwood fashion, the tree felling quickly became a neighborhood event. As sawdust flew from up high, city workers and curious neighbors [...]

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Farmer’s Market Video

After weeks of rain, the sun broke though this morning. A happy day it was indeed. Here’s a scene from the farmer’s market where one and all enjoyed the bounties of summer.

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Late 19th Century Inwood- Part III

Much of what we know today about the history and pre-history of Inwood and Washington Heights is due largely to the turn of the century work of amateur historians, self taught archaeologists and close friends William Calver and Reginald Bolton. Starting in the 1880′s Bolton and Calver began exploring northern Manhattan with picks and shovels, [...]

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