Tue. 06/22/2010 - Inwood & Washington Heights

Since Fort Tryon Park is on the border of Inwood and Washington Heights, I looked around the neighborhood as well. Both areas would be unfamiliar to any New Yorker who thinks the city ends at 96th Street...Believe or not, I was all the way beyond 218st Street.

Inwood  
Inwood are northern area of Fort Tryon Park and it is the northernmost neighborhood of island of Manhattan. It was once the Irish and Jewish neighborhood, but from 60's, these people slowly moved out of the area, and at the same time massive Dominican Republic population moved in.

{Broadway around 200-something street}

{Dyckman Farmhouse on 204 Street, Built in c.1784}

It was at that time acres of farm owned by Dutch William Dycman Family. Today, it's a museum. It was closed today...

{Dominican Cigar Maker}

{1 Train Station on 207th Street}

The construction started from 1906 and continued around 30's.

{Broadway and 218th Street}

{Stairs from Broadway at 215th Street to Park Terrace West}

{Houses on Park Terrace West}

{Isham Park}

{Indian Road Market & Café}

This is a lovely café located on the very last corner of Manhattan (Indian Road and 218th Street). I already ate at the New Leaf Café, so I had to order only a tee here...chefs were so friendly, and they posed for me :)

Washington Heights  
Washington Heights is roughly from 155th Street north to Inwood. Again, over 70% of population here is Dominican Republic, but there is still remaining sides of original population of Jewish and Greek. Broadway as the border line, the west side is more residential area with quite nice houses, and east side is commercial area filled with Spanish-Language-Only stores.

{Jumel Terrace Historic District}

{Morris-Jumel Mansion}

This is the oldest remaining house in NYC. It was built in 1765 by Roger Morris and, very briefly in 1776, Gorge Washington used it as a headquarter during the revolutionary war. This was also not open today...open only from Wed.

{Broadway around 170th Street}

{Fort Washington Collegiate Church}

The church is located on 181st Street and Fort Washington Avenue, and my friend used to live across the street. 

So, my friend lived in the building on the left side. The rent was great for very very spacious 1Br. We went to eat at the corner diner so often. Now it became a restaurant. I tried it the other day, and it was pretty good.

{Hudson View Gardens}

The complex was built in 1923-25 to provide urban housing for middle-class. I always felt I was not in NY whenever I passed by...

{Art Deco Style Houses in Washington Heights}

Both Inwood and W.H. have many of Art Deco style buildings. Just that ones in W.H. were preserved in better condition...

{190th Street A Train Station}

The stop for Fort Tryon Park