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– Kingsbridge Terrace – Radio article
Riverdale Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram at 5869 Broadway, Bronx, NY 10463.
An other view of the Library
A postcard view of the Church
New York Public Library next to the Church at a later date.
I was always intrigued with the placement of the New York Public Library next to the Church. I am sure many always thought it was always part of the Church of the Mediator. Postcard view from Charles Buck of Kingsbridge cir 1905
See details at HDC
In 1964 I played Little League baseball on a field not far from the Split Rock in the Eastchester section of the Bronx. Near the field, bulldozers dug up a deep section of vacant property for a warehouse. As a kid, this was the best place to explore. I remember as if it was yesterday picking up pieces of broken blue and white glass and thinking….too bad all these pieces are broken. I now know that it was shards of Delft pottery. I like doing puzzles, but I figured that I would never get them all, so I did not keep any. Many years ago by and I read that Anne Hutchinson may have lived near the Split Rock and that started me exploring Bronx History. That Baseball field is no longer there, parts remain, just east of the Hutchinson River & Parkway, it was called ” Hutchinson Field”
1940 – 2019 a gas station was at this location, now a high rise building
One of my favorite topics. I do appreciate the fact that the company that made the report concluded and recommended that a plaque commemorating this fort be placed either on the project site or on St. George‟s Crescent itself, to mark the former location of this important cultural resource
Perfect that the KHS & Edgehill Church was front and center in this episode. I forgot that there are many free Bronx tours on Youtube worth viewing.
Also, details on the Harlem Ship Canal & Mastodon Bones in the My Inwood web page. https://myinwood.net/the-harlem-ship-canal/
Dec 18, 1891 Article
Knoolwood, W 253rd west of Post Road
The Cedar knolls from a map by Mueller, A. H. 1907
There are and were a few places in Riverdale called “The Knoll’s”. There is one with the legal address at 6030 Spencer Ave, Bronx 10471 but is best viewed from Huxley Ave at W. 260th. I attached a photo from 1901.
“Kingsbridge, the Bronx neighborhood with royal connections” ….. Interesting, but lets not forget the Bronx neighborhoods of Highbridge, and Williamsbridge. Both have there own Train Station & Post Offices. You could not travel the Old Boston Post Road, without crossing the Kingsbridge & the Williamsbridge from Manhattan to Boston
Estate of Isaac Merritt Singer at Kingsbridge Avenue, Corlear Avenue & West 232nd St
A curiosity in Isaac Merritt Singer’s will filed in Westchester County https://www.google.com/books/edition/De_Bernardy_s_next_of_kin_gazette_unclai/V0YFAAAAQAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22isaac+m.+singer%22+westchester&pg=PA49&printsec=frontcover
Isaac M. Singer, must have owned a substantial piece of property to get such a prominent identification on the map.
It appears that his son Isaac Augustus Singer was also an inventor ( see attachment ) and 150 years ago today, filed for a patent. Isaac A. Singer was born 7/27/1837 and died 9/25/1902 and is now resting in Woodlawn.
Very well executed, nice details
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