Dyckman Street residents complained the heavily-armed French widow was shooting sparrows. A true story from old New York.| | My Inwood
5051-5055 Broadway was once owned by Manuel Geovanny Rodriguez-Perez—Uptown’s “Dominican Chapo”— a/k/a “Shorty,” a/k/a “El Monstruo,” a/k/a “Manny.” The post Uptown Auction: A Property with a Past appeared first on | My Inwood.| | My Inwood
In 1909 a incredible group of radical minds gathered at a marble arch in northern Manhattan to discuss a woman's right to vote. The post Votes for Women: An Uptown History appeared first on | My Inwood.| | My Inwood
A history of former home of William H. Hurst. The three-story red-brick building is located on West 215th Street and Park Terrace East in the Inwood section of northern Manhattan. The home was built in 1912. The post Hurst House: A Video History appeared first on | My Inwood.| | My Inwood
A history of Isham Park in the Inwood section of northern Manhattan. The post Isham Park: A Video History appeared first on | My Inwood.| | My Inwood
A brief history of the Miramar Saltwater Pool. The pool was once located in the Inwood section of northern Manhattan. The post The Miramar Saltwater Pool: A Video Flashback appeared first on | My Inwood.| | My Inwood
The Dyckman Oval was once located in the Inwood section of northern Manhattan. The stadium hosted Negro League baseball games, boxing exhibitions and more. This location is currently the site of the Dyckman Houses. The post The Dyckman Oval: Uptown’s Forgotten Ballpark appeared first on | My Inwood.| | My Inwood
Slavery was abolished in New York in 1827. Prior to that, the Dyckmans, Nagles, and other Uptown Manhattan families, made use of enslaved labor. The post Uptown’s Forgotten Slave Cemetery appeared first on | My Inwood.| | My Inwood
The former home of William H. Hurst is located in the Inwood section of northern Manhattan. The post Hurst House: A Forgotten Relic of Uptown’s Gilded Age appeared first on | My Inwood.| | My Inwood
As the rest of city slogged through the Great Depression, a young boy in the Inwood section of northern Manhattan dreamed of space travel and life on other worlds. This child, the Jewish son of a second-generation Polish-American tailor, would, alongside Isaac Asimov, and others, create the genre of modern Science Fiction. Cyril Kornbluth was […] The post Rocket Man: The Isham Street Futurian appeared first on | My Inwood.| | My Inwood
Your guide to history, legends, art and happenings in the Inwood section of Manhattan| | My Inwood
History of Inwood's old Miramar Saltwater Pool. Built in the 1920's, the massive facility was located on 207th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues.| | My Inwood