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Inwood Stay at Home Vacation: Suggestions from 1912

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This holiday season, like many of my Inwood neighbors, I chose to remain home when I would really rather have been sunning myself on just about any faraway sandy beach.  So, instead of climbing the walls, I took several walks in a convenient oasis just several blocks away—Inwood Hill Park. The brisk hikes reminded me [...]

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Movie Theaters of Yesteryear

Image from movie Gulliver's Travels for article describing movie theaters in Inwood, New York in the 1920's.

Once upon a time the neighborhood of Inwood had several massive movie palaces, the Loew’s Inwood Theater, located on 132 Dyckman Street, and the Loew’s Dyckman, located on 207th Street between Sherman and Academy. Another theater called the Alpine sat on the South side of Dyckman Street around the corner from Broadway.

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Shopping and Services

Cans of coffee in front of an Inwood grocery store.

With car services, dry cleaners and top notch wine outlets, Inwood has all the conveniences and luxuries of downtown.  We’re also a ten minute walk from the new Target on 225th Street. Please do try to support neighborhood businesses whenever possible…It’s their Inwood as well.

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